Leasing & Maintenance Agreements

I've fallen way behind on the maintenance agreement on my leased car.

A couple of questions:

1. Does maintenance have to be done at the dealer? or can it be done at any accredited repair shop?

2. What is the penalty for not following the maintenance agreement if I plan on returning the car at the end of the lease?

3. What should I do? Just continue the maintenance agreement at the current mileage..or should i start from where i left off?

Please help.

If you have not totally trashed your car and if its not running badly then get it serviced now and turn it in at the end of the lease. Most lease companies do not require records on the services unless there is an obvious problem when you turn the vehicle in.