I recently left the scheme after 11 year of using it, as it just is not as viable an option for me as it once was and the huge ap’s are just not justifiable any more to lease a car and after the term what do you have to show for it.
Then their’s is the lack of cars and the long waits, I went with a new suzuki Vitara as it offered alot i need and was avalible in 4 weeks and luckly I got it at 0% apr. I plan to keep it for at least 5 years maybe alot longer. I am paying more but after I will have a car with some residual value in it maybe 1/3 to a 1/2 of the original value. For some the scheme is still great but for many it’s just not what it was at all.
So I totally get where you coming from brent. Many are either forced to extend the lease or leave the scheme.