Contract Black-Out Periods
As we are a family business and have members of staff with younger families, we’re a huge promoter of taking advantage of this time. Therefore, our longer office closures are usually over half-term, which traditionally is a quieter time for our business.
Blackout periods are where it is not possible to have your vehicle collected, these form part of your contract. It effectively applies to our flexible car lease fleet, as we try not to offer fixed contracts if they fall within these blackout periods.
Blackout periods are dates that fall into the criteria as set out above, these are the dates where the office is closed and we cannot process returns. All return forms will be processed on the next working day after these dates working with the 5 working days notice.
We always try and give as much notice as possible on these dates and it is a really good idea to bookmark this page for future reference. We will try and include these dates on our email footer messages, on our blog and in our newsletters.
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Special Closing Dates for Cocoon Vehicles
We would like to take this opportunity to remind our customers of our special opening hours and off-hire procedures during these periods:
2023 Special Dates and Bank Holidays
Christmas Opening Hours
Please see the following pages for details on our Christmas Opening Hours
Happy Christmas to all of our customers and suppliers
We’re proud that our short-term car lease and car subscription services have come in handy yet again to so many customers including essential workers like employees for the NHS, Police Forces and many more.
It is an annual tradition to close the office for an additional week over Christmas and New Year, our quietest period.
Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
The offices will close at 1pm on Friday 22nd December 2023 and will remain closed until 9am on Monday 8th January 2024.
Emails and phone calls will not be responded to until Monday 8th January 2024 when the office will re-open.
Please Note. That any returns/collections/off-hires will not be possible during the close of business between 22nd December 2023 and Monday 8th January 2024. All requests made via the RETURN REQUEST FORM will be dealt with once we have reopened on Monday 8th January 2024.
Should you wish to arrange a collection/return, the last time we can accept the Online Returns Form Submission prior to Christmas is Monday 11th December 2023.
Breakdown Assistance
Should in the unfortunate event you require the services of the breakdown assistance. More details can be found in your vehicle’s windscreen, in our returns standards booklets or on our breakdown assistance page.
Maintenance and Out of Hours Procedure
Should the service light illuminate on your vehicle on the dates that we are closed, please DO NOT book your car/van in for a service during this period as we will not be able to authorise any of the work carried out.
Please ensure that your car/van is booked in for a service as soon as possible after our re-opening dates to ensure that the dealership or service centre receives the correct authorisation.
If your vehicle is already booked in for service work on these dates, please contact the dealership or service centre prior to the closing date to authorise any work to be carried out.
You may be liable for any work carried out, should the instructions not be followed.
More Information
If you would like any further information about our special opening hours or blackout periods, please contact the team on 01332 290173 or use the ENQUIRY FORM at the bottom of this page.
