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    Collecting a Tesla when it's a company car/lease

    Aha, I hadn't thought of that, thanks! Sure enough, there was an unpaid invoice - my name, leasing company's address. Adding a credit card allowed me to pay it though, so hopefully the leasing company will be none the wiser...
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    Collecting a Tesla when it's a company car/lease

    I had the car delivered to me at 6pm last night. Signed the form at 7pm. App hadn't started working by the time I went to bed, but had by the time I got up this morning. Tried a supercharger today and that worked fine, which surprised me because I've never given Tesla any payment details. Guess...
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    Collecting a Tesla when it's a company car/lease

    Mine's about to be delivered. Tesla sent me the form yesterday, but they didn't ask for it to be signed immediately, they asked for it to be signed "on delivery", which makes sense given the form confirms receipt of the car. I haven't heard a peep out of my leasing company and have no intention...
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    Own vs Lease?

    I normally run cars to very late in their lives, but I'm now leasing a Tesla for one very simple reason: my employer offers a salary sacrifice scheme for leasing electric vehicles, so the cost to me out of my post-tax earnings is literally less than half what it would be normally. The maths on...
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    Cosmetic issues on a lease car

    Thanks. The BVRLA guide talks about chips, dents, scratches and scuffs - manufacturing issues don't really qualify as any of those! I guess I'll play it safe.
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    Cosmetic issues on a lease car

    Hi folks, I'm picking up a new M3 soon that I'm leasing, and I'm new to leasing. Speaking as someone who's not particularly bothered about cosmetic issues myself, how much of a fine tooth comb do I need to use when I collect the car? If there are some paintwork blemishes or whatever, is "the...