Lease return · Selling your car
Handing back a lease car or selling? Fix the damage first.
Lease companies inspect the car when it goes back, and damage beyond fair wear and tear can be charged. Buyers knock money off for scuffs and kerbed wheels too. Smart repair fixes small, localised damage, usually quicker and cheaper than a full panel respray.
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What we can usually put right
- ✓Bumper scuffs and scrapes
- ✓Scratches and paint chips
- ✓Small dents, often without repainting (PDR)
- ✓Kerbed and scuffed alloy wheels
- ✓Wheel-arch and mirror-cover scratches
- ✓Plastic and bumper welding
How to get a quote in two minutes
1. Take one photo from a few metres away showing the whole panel, and one close-up of the damage.
2. Send them through our online photo quote, or straight to us on WhatsApp with your registration.
3. Our estimator reviews them and comes back with the best repair and a price. If it needs a closer look, we'll arrange a quick visit.
Book it in good time
Leave yourself at least a couple of weeks before the hand-back or sale date, so there is time to book in and for any paint to be matched. Tell us your deadline when you send the photos and we'll plan around it where we can.
Why TGS Autos
We're a Bosch Car Service centre and RAC Approved Garage in Stoke-on-Trent with our own bodywork and smart repair team. Collection and delivery may be available for eligible booked work; the team confirms it for your postcode.
Questions
Will smart repair pass a lease inspection?
Smart repair is designed to return small areas of damage to a good cosmetic standard. Each leasing company sets its own standard, so check your return guide; we'll tell you honestly from the photos what we can achieve.
Can I get a price from photos?
Yes. Send a wide photo and a close-up of each area. Our estimator confirms the price; some damage needs a quick look in person first.
Can I spread the cost?
Payment Assist may be available to spread the cost, subject to eligibility, approval and checks. TGS Autos is not a lender.
Ready when you are
Book online, send us a WhatsApp, or call. We're at J & Z Trading Estate, Dividy Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST2 0AH. Open Monday to Friday 8:30–5:30 and Saturday 9:00–5:00; Sundays by prior appointment.
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