Whether your company utilises a fleet of five or 500 cars, you could quickly realise significant savings by checking your vehicles a few weeks before they’re returned. Of course, once the checklist has been carried out, it’s important to organise appropriate repairs through accredited SMART repairers or bodyshops.

As a general rule, scuffs or scrapes smaller than a piece of A4 printer paper can usually be repaired by a SMART repairer. Larger areas of damage may require specialist attention at a registered bodyshop.

So make sure you take 10 minutes to follow our top 5 tips, and save your company a lot of money next time one of your cars is returned.

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