Case dossier
Case 00183
Benjamin Ellis / Kia Sportage / matures 08 Jun 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
£2,506
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
- 3 months
- Monthly payment
- £571
- Settlement balance
- £16,603
- Cash release estimate
- £329
- Balloon amount
- £0
- Payment behaviour
- Watch
- Treatment posture
- Standard
- Hardship status
- None
- Mileage actual / expected
- 37,075 / 34,960
- Condition
- Good
- Market value
- £16,932
- Booked residual
- £17,016
- Current channel
- Digital Retail
- Vehicle segment
- SUV
- VT posture
- Not eligible / Guarded
- Last inspection
- 28 Feb 2026
- Valuation source
- Market Signal Feed / 14 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 watch payment posture remain inside tolerance.
- Lead positive drivers
- Payment arrears are raising servicing drag and treatment scrutiny.
- 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 | £2,506 | £19,413 | Re-lease holds the strongest retained-value position while mileage, vehicle age, and watch payment posture remain inside tolerance. | - |
| Extend 12 Months | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | £2,498 | £19,405 | 12-month extension preserves value against immediate disposal while residual pressure and servicing drag stay controllable. | - |
| Extend 6 Months | Permitted | No approval gate | £1,745 | £18,652 | 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 | £16,907 | Digital Retail Disposal is commercially credible for this suv case, but current Digital Retail headroom is binding and a lower-friction route can clear sooner. | - |
| Trade Sale | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | -£1,222 | £15,684 | Trade Sale Disposal is commercially credible for this suv case, but current Trade Sale headroom is binding and a lower-friction route can clear sooner. | - |
| Auction | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | -£1,882 | £15,025 | Auction Disposal is commercially credible for this suv case, but current Auction headroom is binding and a lower-friction route can clear sooner. | - |
| Manual Review | Permitted | Approval required / Validator | -£2,277 | £14,629 | 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
08 Feb, 09:01
SYSTEM / Policy Owner
Default seed generated
Case Identified
08 Feb, 09:00
Sophie Bennett / Portfolio Manager
Maturity horizon entry