We all know too well it can be a challenge to maintain your vehicle's appearance during your lease.

Unfortunately those little dings, dents and scratches can add up fast and costly when it's time for your lease return.

We explain how you can avoid those high lease return charge backs.

What are lease return Charge Backs?

When you return your leased vehicle, you are responsible for any damages the leasing company deems as "excessive wear and tear". Your vehicle will be inspected by the leasing company or dealership when you return it for any areas of damage deemed to be "excessive wear and tear".

The cost of repairing any of this damage will be a charge back. The average vehicle Lessee is charged over than $1,500 when returning their vehicles - often for minor damage such as door dings, bumper scrapes, and minor interior damage.

Normal wear is the minor and reasonable wear a vehicle endures in everyday ordinary operation. Normal wear can include a few small door dings, paint scratches, stone chips less than 2 inches in diameter. Excess wear includes occurrences beyond the normal or ordinary wear a vehicle endures. This includes wear caused by neglect, abuse, damage, poor maintenance, changing the vehicle's appearance or using inferior parts and materials for repairs. Most damage over 2 inches in diameter fall into this category.

It's Simple. Just email your photos of your damage to one of our professional listed companies from our Directory. A company will examine your vehicle for damage that you would likely be charged for when your lease expires. When you are charged for damage to your leased vehicle, the price is usually defined by a dealership's auto body repair center or a major collision center - and these facilities will often simply replace damaged parts instead of repairing them.

Choosing one of the companies in our auto recon directory to perform your lease return repairs will save you more money, time and gas. In benefit, you'll have a no hassle lease return experience.