Vialease.co.uk !!!!
⚠️ FRAUD WARNING — VIALEASE / VIA ALTA LIMITED ⚠️
I am warning others about my experience with ViaLease/Via Alta Limited. Based on the information and documents available to me, I believe I have been the victim of fraud.
On 31 July 2026, I paid £1,548.60 as an initial rental payment for a vehicle described to me as a Jaecoo 7 Luxury Plug-in Hybrid. The payment was made through a SumUp link supplied by ViaLease, but the recipient shown on the payment page was Hunter Rentals.
ViaLease stated in writing that Hunter Rentals was its supplying dealer and was authorised to collect the payment on its behalf. However, my subsequent checks have not allowed me to verify Hunter Rentals as a genuine operating vehicle supplier at the address provided. The business appears to have no verifiable trading presence there.
After receiving my payment, ViaLease claimed that:
– a specific vehicle had been allocated to me,
– a registration number had been assigned,
– the vehicle would be delivered on 17 August 2026,
– I would receive the VIN and complete vehicle documentation.
I never received the promised VIN.
I have also been unable to verify the registration number supplied to me as belonging to the promised vehicle. My checks have raised serious concerns about whether the exact vehicle and specification described in the documents—including the stated Jaecoo 7 Luxury Plug-in Hybrid version—actually existed and had genuinely been allocated to my order.
I have also been unable to confirm that the company is authorised or regulated by the FCA or another relevant financial regulator for the activities it represented itself as carrying out.
The matter has been reported to the police, the relevant authorities and my bank. A formal dispute has been raised with the bank, and the payment records, invoices, correspondence and other supporting documents have been provided as evidence.
In my view, the documents, payment arrangements, unverifiable supplier, missing VIN and questionable vehicle details form part of a fraudulent scheme. This is my account of what happened to me, supported by the records I have retained. The relevant authorities will ultimately determine any criminal or regulatory liability.
I strongly advise anyone dealing with ViaLease, Via Alta Limited or Hunter Rentals not to make any payment until they have independently verified:
– the company’s identity and physical trading address,
– its regulatory status,
– the supplying dealer,
– the vehicle’s VIN and registration,
– the exact model and specification,
– the written refund and delivery terms.
I invite ViaLease/Via Alta Limited to provide verifiable evidence that the vehicle existed, explain why the promised VIN was never supplied and confirm the legal identity and role of Hunter Rentals.