Case dossier
Case 00079
Benjamin Ellis / Mercedes-Benz C 220 / matures 09 Apr 2026
Baseline Route
Digital Retail Disposal
Lead Route
Re Lease
Selected Route
No route actioned
Release Call
Release clear / No second-line release required.
No second-line release required.
Expected Delta
£3,368
Publication
All live source inputs are current.
30 Mar, 23:44
Amelia ClarkePortfolio Manager / Recommended / Not Required
Release Clear / The selected route can move to execution.
Commercial Context
Contract, treatment, and asset posture
- Contract type
- HP
- Remaining term
- 1 months
- Monthly payment
- £781
- Settlement balance
- £24,250
- Cash release estimate
- £717
- Balloon amount
- £0
- Payment behaviour
- Clean
- Treatment posture
- Standard
- Hardship status
- None
- Mileage actual / expected
- 33,273 / 35,280
- Condition
- Good
- Market value
- £24,967
- Booked residual
- £23,249
- Current channel
- Digital Retail
- Vehicle segment
- Premium
- VT posture
- Not eligible / Low
- Last inspection
- 02 Mar 2026
- Valuation source
- Residual Watch / 16 Mar 2026
Route Comparison
Recommended route, challengers, and release posture
- Winning rationale
- Re-lease holds the strongest retained-value position while mileage, vehicle age, and clean payment posture remain inside tolerance.
- Lead positive drivers
- Mileage performance supports retained-value actions.
- Primary blockers
- No policy, approval, or treatment blocker is constraining the lead route.
- Required release
- Not required
| Route | Status | Release Gate | Delta | Value | Rationale | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re-Lease | Lead / Recommended | No approval gate | £3,368 | £28,996 | Re-lease holds the strongest retained-value position while mileage, vehicle age, and clean payment posture remain inside tolerance. | - |
| Extend 12 Months | Permitted | No approval gate | £3,292 | £28,920 | 12-month extension preserves value against immediate disposal while residual pressure and servicing drag stay controllable. | - |
| Extend 6 Months | Permitted | No approval gate | £2,267 | £27,894 | 6-month extension preserves value against immediate disposal while residual pressure and servicing drag stay controllable. | - |
| Digital Retail | Baseline / Current Plan | No approval gate | £0 | £25,628 | Digital Retail Disposal is commercially credible for this premium case, but current Digital Retail headroom is binding and a lower-friction route can clear sooner. | - |
| Trade Sale | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | -£1,833 | £23,795 | Trade Sale Disposal is commercially credible for this premium case, but current Trade Sale headroom is binding and a lower-friction route can clear sooner. | - |
| Auction | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | -£2,801 | £22,826 | Auction Disposal is commercially credible for this premium case, but current Auction headroom is binding and a lower-friction route can clear sooner. | - |
| Manual Review | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | -£3,406 | £22,222 | Manual review is being held as the controlled path because treatment, arrears, or policy friction prevents straight-through release. | - |
Governance, Evidence, and Notes
Release basis, publication, and operating trail
- Release call
- Release clear / No second-line release required.
- Approval basis
- No second-line release required.
- Required approver
- Not required
- Blocked checks
- None
- Timeline coverage
- 4 timeline records / 0 notes
- Publication context
- Published 30 Mar, 23:44 / effective 30 Mar, 23:44 / All live source inputs are current.
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
01 Jan, 09:01
SYSTEM / Policy Owner
Default seed generated
Case Identified
01 Jan, 09:00
Amelia Clarke / Portfolio Manager
Maturity horizon entry