Social leasing: rents and contract terms

A rental, not a purchase

Social leasing 2026 is a long-term rental of a new electric car. The household pays monthly rents instead of buying the car. At the end of the contract it returns the vehicle or may buy it at its residual value, if the contract includes a purchase option.

Monthly rents

Under the published offer, monthly rents do not exceed €200, excluding options, accessories, services and compulsory motor insurance. Some offers are under €140 a month.

Each lessor must offer at least 25 percent of the vehicles it puts up for rent at under €140 a month, within its initial selection of vehicles.

The household must pay the base monthly payments, without options, and the compulsory motor insurance. Only the household can choose to add options or services, and none can be imposed. Extra start-up costs, such as registration fees, and supplementary insurance must be presented as options.

The contract

Under the published offer, the contract runs for at least 3 years, with or without a purchase option, and includes at least 15,000 km a year at no extra charge.

The contract provides for termination without fees if the vehicle is still not delivered more than 14 days late. It also provides for termination without fees, apart from any restoration costs, in case of death, invalidity, job loss or any other case of force majeure.

What the lessor cannot charge

The lessor may not charge file fees for the advance of the scheme's aid and may not ask for a deposit.

What this page does not settle

This page covers rents and contract terms only, as the ministry page publishes them. It gives no end date for the scheme and does not say how many cars are still available.