Disposition, wear and mileage charges: the turn-in bill in a minute

Turning in a lease? The final bill can surprise you. Here are the lease-end fees to know, in under a minute.

First, the disposition fee, a few hundred dollars just for returning the car. It is in your contract, and it applies even if the car is perfect. Then excess wear and tear.

Scratches, curbed wheels, worn tires, a cracked windshield. Each one becomes a line on your bill. And mileage overage, often fifteen to thirty cents for every mile past your cap.

Here is the thing: buy the car out, and most of these fees never apply. Champion Auto Finance helps you finance a lease buyout instead of paying to walk away, across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Learn more at championautofinance.com.