Case dossier
Case 00028
Ella Hughes / Mercedes-Benz Vito / matures 03 May 2026
Baseline Route
Auction Disposal
Lead Route
Extend 12 Months
Selected Route
No route actioned
Release Call
Release clear / No second-line release required.
12-month extension elevated review / Policy review route requires validator release
Expected Delta
£5,459
Publication
1 source inputs need review before actioning.
30 Mar, 23:44
Amelia ClarkePortfolio Manager / Recommended / Not Required
Approval Required / Validator approval is required before execution.
Commercial Context
Contract, treatment, and asset posture
- Contract type
- HP
- Remaining term
- 2 months
- Monthly payment
- £701
- Settlement balance
- £22,719
- Cash release estimate
- -£3,044
- Balloon amount
- £0
- Payment behaviour
- Clean
- Treatment posture
- Standard
- Hardship status
- None
- Mileage actual / expected
- 63,314 / 48,640
- Condition
- Poor
- Market value
- £19,675
- Booked residual
- £17,967
- Current channel
- Auction
- Vehicle segment
- Van
- VT posture
- Not eligible / Elevated
- Last inspection
- 05 Mar 2026
- Valuation source
- Market Signal Feed / 16 Mar 2026
Route Comparison
Recommended route, challengers, and release posture
- Winning rationale
- 12-month extension preserves value against immediate disposal while residual pressure and servicing drag stay controllable.
- Lead positive drivers
- Auction fallback threshold / Extension mileage ceiling / Vehicle age remains within extension tolerance.
- Primary blockers
- Auction fallback threshold / Extension mileage ceiling / Van mileage threshold / 12-month extension elevated review
- Required release
- Not required
| Route | Status | Release Gate | Delta | Value | Rationale | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extend 12 Months | Lead / Recommended | Approval required / Validator | £5,459 | £23,119 | 12-month extension preserves value against immediate disposal while residual pressure and servicing drag stay controllable. | - |
| Re-Lease | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | £5,282 | £22,942 | Re-lease holds the strongest retained-value position while mileage, vehicle age, and clean payment posture remain inside tolerance. | - |
| Extend 6 Months | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | £4,411 | £22,070 | 6-month extension preserves value against immediate disposal while residual pressure and servicing drag stay controllable. | - |
| Trade Sale | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | £763 | £18,423 | Trade Sale Disposal is commercially credible for this van case, but current Trade Sale headroom is binding and a lower-friction route can clear sooner. | - |
| Auction | Baseline / Current Plan | Approval required / Validator | £0 | £17,659 | Auction Disposal is commercially credible for this van case, but current Auction headroom is binding and a lower-friction route can clear sooner. | - |
| Manual Review | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | -£465 | £17,194 | Manual review is being held as the controlled path because treatment, arrears, or policy friction prevents straight-through release. | - |
| Digital Retail | Blocked | No approval gate | £2,190 | £19,850 | Blocked by policy: Digital retail segment eligibility. | Blocked by Digital retail segment eligibility. |
Governance, Evidence, and Notes
Release basis, publication, and operating trail
- Release call
- Release clear / No second-line release required.
- Approval basis
- 12-month extension elevated review / Policy review route requires validator release
- Required approver
- Not required
- Blocked checks
- Auction fallback threshold
- Timeline coverage
- 4 timeline records / 0 notes
- Publication context
- Published 30 Mar, 23:44 / effective 30 Mar, 23:44 / 1 source inputs need review before actioning.
Timeline and notes
Decision inputs captured
30 Mar, 23:44
SYSTEM / Policy Owner
Decision inputs captured
Decision snapshot published
30 Mar, 23:44
SYSTEM / Policy Owner
Default seed generated
Recommendation refreshed
03 Jan, 09:01
SYSTEM / Policy Owner
Default seed generated
Case Identified
03 Jan, 09:00
Amelia Clarke / Portfolio Manager
Maturity horizon entry