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The process

How it works

From first enquiry to a vehicle on your drive, and what happens at the other end. No surprises, and honest timescales.

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In short

Arranging a short-term lease takes five steps: tell us the requirement, receive a written quotation, complete an application, get approved, and take delivery. In-stock vehicles can be delivered in as little as 3 to 5 working days from a signed order form and payment. At the end of the agreement we collect the vehicle — there's nothing to sell and no residual value risk sitting with you.

Start to finish

The five steps

Tell us what you need

Vehicle type, roughly how long for, monthly mileage and your London postcode. That's enough to start. If you're not sure whether you want a subscription or a fixed lease, say so — that's our job, not yours.

Written quotation

Monthly payment, initial payment, mileage allowance, excess mileage rate, delivery charge and lead time. All of it in writing, before you apply for anything.

Application

A short online application, business or personal. We'll tell you exactly what documentation is needed first, so you're not chasing paperwork mid-process.

Approval

Straightforward applications are often decided the same working day. Specialist cases — new companies, overseas structures, non-status — take longer because a person reads them.

Delivery

Vehicles are prepared and dispatched from Derby, York or Leeds. In-stock vehicles can arrive in as little as 3–5 working days from a signed order form and payment, delivered into central London and every borough.

How long it takes

Realistic timescales

Quotation
Usually the same working day
Standard application decision
Often same day, sometimes 24–48 hours
Specialist application decision
Typically 2–10 working days depending on complexity
In-stock vehicle delivery
As little as 3–5 working days from signed order and payment (GL / GPC reference vehicles). Sooner if a credit line is in place.
Pre-order vehicle delivery
Depends on the supplying fleet — we'll give you the honest date
End-of-contract collection
Arranged in the final weeks of the agreement

Handing it back

At the end of the agreement

This is where leasing gets a bad reputation, usually because of end-of-contract charges people weren't expecting. Here's exactly how it works.

  • We contact you first. Typically four to six weeks before the end date, to arrange collection or discuss extending.
  • Mileage is checked. If you're over your allowance, the excess mileage rate you were quoted at the start applies. There's no new number.
  • Condition is assessed against our own published return standards, not the BVRLA fair wear and tear standard. If you keep the vehicle beyond 18 months, BVRLA fair wear and tear applies instead. We follow the BVRLA code of conduct throughout.
  • Damage beyond those standards is rechargeable. If you know about a kerbed alloy or a cracked screen, getting it repaired yourself is usually cheaper than being recharged.
  • Then it's finished. No sale, no part exchange, no negotiation over what the car is worth.
Our advice: read our return standards at the start of your agreement, not at the end. They're short, they're published, and they remove almost every end-of-contract surprise.

Answers

Frequently asked questions

Selected vehicles start from one month, though most of our fleet runs on 3, 6, 9 or 12 month terms. Anything under three months tends to suit a subscription better than a fixed lease — the initial payment on a very short fixed contract can otherwise look disproportionate.

Vehicles carrying a GL or GPC supplier reference are our in-stock fleet and can typically be delivered in 3 to 5 working days once your order and payment are in place — sooner still if credit is already approved. Pre-order vehicles depend on the supplying fleet's own schedule, and we always tell you the real lead time before you commit, not an optimistic one.

Every agreement carries an initial payment, usually one to three months' rental paid up front rather than a deposit held on account. A separate refundable deposit is sometimes also required — that depends on status and is set by the underwriters, not by us. Both figures appear clearly on your quotation before anything is signed.

No, and that's deliberate: arranging your own fully comprehensive cover keeps control of the policy, the excess and your no-claims history with you. If your usual insurer is awkward about short-term or subscription agreements, we can point you towards a broker who writes this kind of cover routinely.

We collect the vehicle — no sale to negotiate, no residual risk sitting with you. Short-term vehicles are checked against our own return standards rather than the BVRLA fair wear and tear standard, unless the vehicle has been kept beyond 18 months, at which point BVRLA fair wear and tear applies. We operate to the BVRLA code of conduct throughout.

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Next step

Start with a quote

Tell us what you need and when you need it. We will come back with real availability and a written quote — usually the same working day.

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