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Personal Contract Hire

What is Personal Contract Hire?

  • Fixed term contract
  • Fixed mileage contract
  • You only pay for the use of the vehicle
  • At the end of your contract simply hand the car back
  • Option of including maintenance with the contract

Advantages

  • Flexible initial payment
  • No depreciation or disposal risk
  • Fixed cost motoring
  • Flexible profiles to suit you
  • Full maintenance packages available

Disadvantages

  • Car must be returned in a well maintained condition
  • Early termination can be expensive
  • You must have fully comprehensive car insurance
  • You will never own the vehicle

More information about Personal Contract Hire.

Personal Contract Hire is based on a fixed term contract where customers pay an agreed monthly charge for the use of a vehicle for a previously agreed period. It benefits customers wishing to eliminate the financial risk associated with disposing of a vehicle. Contracts are usually taken over two, three or four years, providing a high level of flexibility.

Some contracts can be formally extended beyond the end of contract date if required. Just ask and we can answer any of your questions regarding extending your contract.

Personal Contract Hire is very similar to business contract hire, both are based on a fixed annual mileage agreed on inception of a contract. You will need to decide how many miles you drive each year before quotations can be obtained. Once you have stated how many miles you drive in a year and considered which car you would like to lease a quote can be created for you by one of our sales team.

Regulations with regard to making mileage amendments after contracts are live vary from funder to funder, so it is always better to be as accurate as you can be. If you do exceed the agreed allowance at the end of your contract you will pay an excess mileage charge, which will have been agreed upon prior to your signing the finance agreement. Please remember this when deciding upon you annual mileage.

If you are looking to have predictable motoring costs adding maintenance to your monthly payment is easy. Maintenance is there to put your mind at rest should any challenges arise with your vehicle and generally covers servicing, routine maintenance, tyres, exhausts and batteries.

Please note that it is responsibility of the person named on the finance agreement to arrange and pay for fully comprehensive insurance for the vehicle.

At the end of your contract you simply return the car with no strings attached. Our hope is that before the contract comes to end customers will order a new car with us on a new agreement.

It is important that the vehicle is returned in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Fair Wear and Tear Guide, a copy of which is made available to customers when they are near the end of their contract hire agreement.

Who is Personal Contract Hire for?

Personal Contract Hire is for people who want to eliminate the financial risk associated with disposing of a vehicle and it also provides the opportunity for customers to have a new car every few years.

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