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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miles Brignall

I’m paying to lease an electric car that has been off the road for months

Paying for the I-Pace while driving a petrol Ford Fiesta.
Paying for the I-Pace while driving a petrol Ford Fiesta. Photograph: Tommy (Louth)/Alamy

In March, I had a very minor accident in the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace that I lease from a company called Tusker via a salary sacrifice deal. The scheme includes the car’s insurance.

The problem is that after the crash, which was my fault, the car was taken away and, five months on, I still haven’t received it back. I have been given a petrol Ford Fiesta, which I am having to pay to refuel, plus the Jaguar’s leasing payments.

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