“Will you need a ride home, or is someone coming to get you?”
As a writer, I asked this when I needed a customer to leave a car with me because waiting for four struts and an alignment is going to cause some discomfort.
If I allowed that customer to wait, the customer is forced into drinking a gallon of my coffee. I was forced into making all that coffee. I was also forced into behaving well all day since I would also have an audience in the showroom.
Asking about the ride as though the customer already knows the vehicle needs to be dropped off gets that conversation halfway over before it begins.
Offering a lift home with an hourly employee or a rental is a good follow-up if the news is received poorly.