Car and Vehicle leasing is the leasing of the use of a car for a fixed period of time. It is a cost-effective alternative to car or vehicle purchase. It can be known as PCP or contract hire. The key difference in a car lease is that after the lease expires, the customer can return the car or vehicle to the dealer for no cost, or can often buy it at an agreed price. Ling owns the UK’s craziest car leasing company.
Rationale:
Car Leasing offers big advantages to customers. For the lease buyer, lease payments will usually be lower than payments on a car loan would be and qualification is usually easier. Some very cheap car leasing deals are available, but these change all the time. Some consumers may prefer leasing as it allows them to simply return a car and select a new model when the lease expires, allowing a consumer to drive a new vehicle every few years without the responsibility of selling the old car. It’s a very simple car owning solution. A car leasing customer does not have to worry about the future value of the car or vehicle, while a vehicle owner does have this nagging doubt.
For the leasing company, leasing generates income from a vehicle the car leasing company still owns and will be able to sell at auction or lease again once the original lease has expired. As consumers will typically use a leased vehicle for a shorter period of time than one they buy outright, leasing may generate repeat customers more quickly, which may fit into various aspects of a finance company’s business model.
Car Lease agreement:
Car leasing agreements typically stipulate an early termination fee and limit the number of miles a customer can drive (for passenger cars, a common mileage is 10,000 to 15,000 miles per year of the car lease). If the mileage allowance is exceeded, a per-mile fee is charged. Customers can negotiate a higher mileage allowance, for a higher lease payment. Car lease agreements usually specify how much wear and tear on the vehicle is allowable, and the customer may face a fee if the car is not in good condition at the end of the lease.
At the end of a leasing term, the customer must either return the car or vehicle to the car leasing company, or purchase it. The end of lease price is usually agreed upon when the lease is signed but may be affected by car condition and mileage.
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the UK in 2015”
Audi A1 Sportback
Ling's Deal ID =
4253766
cute audi!
1.0 25 TFSI Sport 12v (95bhp) Hatchback 5dr 999cc Petrol Manual (5 Speed) (95bhp)
(Brand New)
Fuel
Petrol
Paint
Non-metallic
Gearbox
Manual
Low £ initial
2 year rental
9 payments upfront
then
23 monthly payments.
10,000 miles a year costs...
£
249.90
/mth
including VAT
How many miles do you drive?
10,000 Miles per year
(20,000 total)
15,000 Miles per year
(30,000 total)
20,000 Miles per year
(40,000 total)
What happens
when I press
"Order Now"?
"When you press "Order Now", you will be taken to my proposal form. This does not commit you for the car, and I will never go ahead with your application without a very clear, further final agreement from you." - Ling
What's included?
WAH!!!

My
Audi A1 Sportback includes...
Audi A1 Sportback
I do my best, but this picture is not the exact, actual car you will be leasing.
Questions?
QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS...
This is a low-cost rental on a Personal Contract Hire from Ling on a New Audi A1 Sportback.
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This is Personal Contract Hire...
...what does this mean?
You don't own the
car, you just rent it for
2 years then you just hand back. You can apply to buy it at the end, but this is at the discretion of the finance company.
Usually you just rent it and then give it back - and you are free to get another car, or walk away.
Your choice. Renting this
car is like renting a daily rental
car for a longer contract. Personal Contract Hire is a beautiful easy product, see? I get my own cars using this method.
How many miles do you drive?
10,000
miles per year
(20,000 total)
£249.
90
per month inc VAT
15,000
miles per year
(30,000 total)
get quote
I reply quickly!
20,000
miles per year
(40,000 total)
get quote
I reply quickly!
Initial rental is usually paid before delivery, by cheque,
card or debit payment. Initial rental is part of cost, and is not a deposit and is not refunded at end of term,
just to be clear.
These prices are LIVE! Occasionally, suppliers may forget to inform me of price changes, adjustments
have to be made. I take pride in having the most accurate prices on the web.
2 year rental
QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS CONTRACT
?
This is a deal. My offer on this
Audi A1 Sportback is on a
9 +
23 profile. You know what this means?
I explain: This means that you pay
9 payments of £
249.
90 (
including VAT) as initial payment, then you pay
23 payments of £
249.
90 (
including VAT) monthly by direct debit. These payments are based on you driving an annual mileage of 10,000 miles per annum.
Anyone you want can drive this Audi A1 Sportback; you just need to insure it
and
put fuel in the tank.
Easy! When your rental finishes, you just walk away...
or swap your
car for a brand-new one of the same or a different type on a new contract.
It's fun to change into a brand new car! It saves washing the old one, hehe.
POWER
&
SPEED!
Audi A1 Sportback
1.0 25 TFSI Sport 12v (95bhp) Hatchback 5dr 999cc Petrol Manual (5 Speed)
Flat out
YOU
can do
118mph
Gearbox: Crunching away in this sexy
Audi A1 Sportback is a 5-speed manual gearbox which means you will enjoy speeding along in this
Audi!
Performance: Hold on to your seatbelts!
If you drive flat out, you can scorch from 0-60mph in just
10.8 seconds!
If you keep going (downhill, with a following wind, avoiding the radar traps) you will bust
118mph!!!
This may affect your licence and getting points means the insurance on this
group 16E car might jump!
Mileage?
EXCEEDING THE MILEAGE
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If you exceed the total mileage then at the end of the rental you pay an additional "excess mileage" charge for these extra miles. It's usually between 4p and 10p per mile.
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Servicing
SERVICING THIS AUDI A1 SPORTBACK
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This car deal does not include servicing. You have to get the
car serviced at the manufacturer scheduled intervals and mileage.
Most contracts allow this to be done by a non-franchised garage, but some finance companies (mainly VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat and BMWs and some Mercedes contracts) insist on using
the franchised dealer. It is hard to know exactly until we all see the finance agreements.
Whatever, if you use the car normally, the servicing requirements will be minimal. Only heavy users will ever need to replace brake pads, for example.
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Driving Licence
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Because there is no other de-facto ID card in the UK, the finance company always want to see your driving licence - IN YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS as proposed. Most companies want a copy, but some insist on seeing the original.
 You can upload a good copy after you order your car. When you copy or scan your licence, make sure it's clear. For the new-style licence, make sure all of the security holograms and features are very clear and in colour.
Faxing the card is bad news because you will look like a Jamaican coal miner. On a fax the image is usually bad.
I recommend taking a photo and uploading it. The details and picture need to be very clear, not blurry at all.
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To drive this
Audi A1 Sportback - you need a full driver's licence!
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Customer letters
CUSTOMER LETTERS, ABOUT
AUDI A1 SPORTBACK DEALS
I loved the website, it had a great selection of cars and lots of information about each one. Ling was really helpful and communication about my new Audi A3 was very good. I have recommended...
Stuart,
Putney
Ling, the Audi A3 arrived on time. Once again, excellent service. Sure to use Lingscars again.
MARCUS,
BINGLEY
My New Audi A1 Sportback
Dear Ling, Thank you for making the process pain free and pleasurable, without any of the usual lease company flannel. Simple things like returning calls and giving unprompted regular...
Mark,
Washington
To: Ling
Customer Letters
Ling HQ
GATESHEAD

I'VE
2169 CUSTOMER LETTERS ON MY WEBSITE..
Number plates
YOUR NEW NUMBER PLATES
Your car will be on the LATEST REG PLATE (at time of delivery)...
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...unless I tell you otherwise. Sometimes, near plate-change
dates, cars have to be registered on the "old" plate. In these rare cases, there is no difference to the
actual car, it is just numbers on the plastic reg plate.
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Most cars can have private plates put on BEFORE delivery. In these cases I will need the retention certificate with the "nominee" made out to whichever
finance company I use. You can usually change to a private plate AFTER delivery, too - but in this case the finance company may apply a small fee.
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More questions & answers
Taking your Audi A1 Sportback on holiday.
 You
can take the
Audi A1 Sportback abroad to any normal destination (usually excluding dodgy places like Albania, etc), but you should apply for
a VE103 form from the finance company before you go, which
proves to the damn foreign police that you have permission to use the car.
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Delivery of your new Audi A1 Sportback.
 I get the
car delivered to you at a reasonable address in the UK mainland FOR FREE. Usually, this is your home or work address. If you live somewhere like Northern Ireland or the Isle
of Wight, I deliver the
car to the mainland docks and you collect from there. Parts of Scotland can also be chargeable. It is all common sense,
really. Cars can be driven, or delivered on trailer, at the discretion of the supplier.
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What happens when I press "Order Now"?
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"When you press "Order Now", you will be taken to my proposal form. This does not commit you for the car, and I will never go ahead with your application without a very clear, further final agreement from you." - Ling
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Returning your car
There is a MYTH that repairs can cost more on lease cars. This is not true. Most repairs are tiny and can be done cheaply before your car is returned.
EASY!
RETURNING YOUR CAR
...at the end of the contract.
At the end of the contract, the
car will be inspected and returned to the finance company. Damage will be chargeable, as will excess mileage.
But this is all reasonable.
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 This kind of damage is NOT acceptable, hahaha!
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Get all my latest price updates by email with no spam! - Ling
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Do you need to MOT?
An MOT is due on a new
car's third birthday. As a coincidence, many
cars on three year contracts are returned to the finance company on their third birthday, too!
Usually if your
car goes back BEFORE the MOT is due = no MOT. Usually if
your
car goes back AFTER the MOT is due = MOT needed.
Easy!
But it's always best to check with the finance company direct as their policies may change
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Customer Surveys
Customer Delivery Surveys


Audi
Audi A1 Sportback
Delivery
Surveys
Tom Grainger - from Northampton
Delivered:
28/11/2019
8/10
Average
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
No
46 miles
Good
Good
Helen Geoghegan - from Milton Keynes
Delivered:
30/01/2020
10/10
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
No
46 miles
Very Good
Very Good
Del Cooper - from Earls Barton
Delivered:
04/02/2020
10/10
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
No
97 miles
Very Good
Very Good
James Rooney - from Glasgow
Delivered:
18/08/2020
8/10
Good
Very Good
Very Good
Good
No
0 miles
Good
Average
Adam Draper - from Sheffield
Delivered:
13/05/2021
8/10
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Good
No
150 miles
No Rating
No Rating
Molly Smallcombe - from Tunbridge Wells
Delivered:
07/06/2021
6/10
Average
Poor
Very Good
Poor
No
226 miles
Very Good
Good
Cas Smith - from Glasgow
Delivered:
16/11/2021
8/10
Good
Very Good
Very Good
Average
No
0 miles
Very Good
Good
Ryan Turnbull - from Tyne And Wear
Delivered:
17/05/2022
10/10
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
No
227 miles
Very Good
Very Good
Alastair Benn - from Putney
Delivered:
20/06/2022
10/10
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
No
7 miles
Very Good
Very Good
Paul Morris - from Cheslyn Hay
Delivered:
11/11/2022
10/10
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
No
57 miles
Very Good
Very Good
Customer Map
I have 4146 happy, existing customers who have taken new cars from me.
This map is zoomable and you can drill down. You can see many customers with red pins have written letters to me.
No other car leasing company IN THE WORLD shows you all their customers!
Note: X&Y coordinates are slightly fuzzy to avoid exact street location or privacy issues.
What happens when I press "Order Now"?
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"When you press "Order Now", you will be taken to my proposal form. This does not commit you for the car, and I will never go ahead with your application without a very clear, further final agreement from you." - Ling
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