EXCLUSIVE. Dirk (65) received an invoice for 2,500 euros for scratches on his company car, inspectors reveal: “Leasing companies are putting us under pressure”

Dirk Boetens (65) from Deinze was shocked when he recently received an invoice for 2,500 euros after handing in his company car. “There was hardly any damage.” HLN received more than 30 reports from people who, like Dirk, had to pay thousands of euros, often for simple scratches and dents. One man recently had to cough up 6,000 euros. Leasing companies deny that they have become stricter, but witnesses within the sector contradict this. “The pressure on damage inspectors has increased.” We also discovered that new guidelines have been introduced quietly. “People with a company car will be shocked in the coming years.”

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