Renault UK has promised prospective buyers of its Scenic E-Tech EV it is such the perfect family car to bring an end to in-car friction and offered money back if a couple splits up after buying one.

All this is accompanied by yet another of the mind-numbing ‘surveys’ even respected car makers attach their names to these days – this one about what causes the most arguments between people and their partners in the car.

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We’ll spare you.

That’s followed by a major plug for all the reasons “Renault’s confidence in the Scenic’s ability to bring joy to family life is born of it meeting key criteria that its research has shown will alleviate the major causes of the car-gument”.

Again, we’ll spare you.

There are, of course Ts & Cs. Individual (private retail) cash purchases only, 2024 calendar year only. Relationship breakdown is a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership. To evidence a divorce you must provide a decree nisi, stamped by a competent court dated at least one month after the purchase and a decree absolute stamped by a competent court and dated between the decree nisi and 31 December 2024 and with a name identical to the name of either partner on the Scenic sales contract purchased this year. Similar rules apply to civil partnerships.

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You don’t get to keep the car (to argue over following the split) but you do get your money back “less any reasonable additional retention of moneys for any damage to the vehicle (including removal of stickers and damage to the wheels and interior) beyond reasonable wear and tear for the time you have owned the vehicle”.

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