Hi Everyone
Love cars, but compared to some people & the wonderful metal they own - the vehicle from our collection that I need help on is a pretty boring one.
Firstly, apologies if this isn't the correct forum location.
My husband has a C200 AMG Line Estate which was purchased through a 3yr PCP. The 'purchase date' was 01/03/2016 and MB have requested that he returns it on 01 March this year.
Now to my thoughts the contract should really end on 28 February as strictly you are starting a new year on 01 March, but maybe that's just semantics.
The questions that spring to my mind are:-
Even though MB have never raised the subject in any of the telephone conversations or written correspondence over the last few weeks, it is understood through a friend of mine that when we drop the car off at the local dealership they would expect the car to have received an MOT plus a full service.
The service isn't a problem; the salesperson cocked up the original order and the wrong lights were fitted, consequently they offered 3yrs worth of free servicing - the MOT though? If we returned the car on the 28 February, surely as a 3yr vehicle it wouldn't require one - that would be down to MB to cover. Is that why they are asking for it to be bought back on the 01st and a new tax year and therefore a MOT is mandatory.
Additionally, as the car tax runs out on 28 February, would it also make sense to return it on that date? It is appreciated that we would get a refund from the DLVA once the V5C is returned.
Apart from scuffed wheels, we don't believe there is any damage on the car that couldn't be attributed to the 'fair wear & tear' clarification, but understand that MB can be pretty mercurial over this.
Are there any recommendations from fellow members - is worth while just getting the local wheel refurbishment company to action their magic?? I've looked at the BVRLA site to gauge their advice, but I'm still not sure how a MB employee will view said wheels.
I've had a few MB vehicles myself over the past decade purchased through PCP's but have always changed early and the respective sales people have never taken any interest in the damaged wheels, even when the wheel scuffing has been worse than my husband's current car. Clearly we know why that it is.
Thanks
D
Love cars, but compared to some people & the wonderful metal they own - the vehicle from our collection that I need help on is a pretty boring one.
Firstly, apologies if this isn't the correct forum location.
My husband has a C200 AMG Line Estate which was purchased through a 3yr PCP. The 'purchase date' was 01/03/2016 and MB have requested that he returns it on 01 March this year.
Now to my thoughts the contract should really end on 28 February as strictly you are starting a new year on 01 March, but maybe that's just semantics.
The questions that spring to my mind are:-
Even though MB have never raised the subject in any of the telephone conversations or written correspondence over the last few weeks, it is understood through a friend of mine that when we drop the car off at the local dealership they would expect the car to have received an MOT plus a full service.
The service isn't a problem; the salesperson cocked up the original order and the wrong lights were fitted, consequently they offered 3yrs worth of free servicing - the MOT though? If we returned the car on the 28 February, surely as a 3yr vehicle it wouldn't require one - that would be down to MB to cover. Is that why they are asking for it to be bought back on the 01st and a new tax year and therefore a MOT is mandatory.
Additionally, as the car tax runs out on 28 February, would it also make sense to return it on that date? It is appreciated that we would get a refund from the DLVA once the V5C is returned.
Apart from scuffed wheels, we don't believe there is any damage on the car that couldn't be attributed to the 'fair wear & tear' clarification, but understand that MB can be pretty mercurial over this.
Are there any recommendations from fellow members - is worth while just getting the local wheel refurbishment company to action their magic?? I've looked at the BVRLA site to gauge their advice, but I'm still not sure how a MB employee will view said wheels.
I've had a few MB vehicles myself over the past decade purchased through PCP's but have always changed early and the respective sales people have never taken any interest in the damaged wheels, even when the wheel scuffing has been worse than my husband's current car. Clearly we know why that it is.
Thanks
D