Seasonal work
Landscaping, events, agriculture and retail delivery all peak and trough. Run a core fleet on fixed terms and flex the rest month to month.
Van subscriptions
A van that scales with the workload, not against it
Bring a van on when the work lands, send it back when the job's done. Only insurance, fuel and racking sit outside the monthly figure.
In short
A van subscription bundles a commercial vehicle, its servicing and maintenance, road tax, manufacturer warranty and breakdown cover into a single monthly payment. It opens from one month, sharpens in price past 90 days, and needs just 5 working days' notice to end, subject to availability and blackout periods. The same van stays yours until it's three years old. Insurance, fuel and anything you fit — racking, shelving, signwriting — are down to you.
Who it suits
Built for businesses with uneven demand
Contract-led businesses
Won a nine month site contract in London? Take nine months of van. Lost the renewal? Give notice. Your overheads follow your revenue.
Growing trades
One van becomes two becomes four, but rarely on a schedule you can forecast. Subscriptions let the fleet keep pace without three-year bets.
Cover vehicles
A van off the road for repair is lost revenue. A subscription van fills the gap for as long as it takes, then goes back.
Electric van trials
Before committing a whole fleet to electric — and locking in ULEZ compliance — run one for six months and see what the range and charging really look like on your routes.
Project teams
Crew vans for site teams that assemble for a job and disband afterwards. No stranded assets when the project closes.
What's included
Included in your monthly payment
- Use of the van for the full agreement
- Scheduled servicing and maintenance
- Road tax, for the whole term
- The manufacturer's warranty
- Breakdown assistance with commercial recovery
- Delivery to you, collection when you're finished
You arrange separately
- Comprehensive insurance, plus goods in transit cover if you carry stock
- Fuel or charging costs
- Racking, shelving, ply lining or signwriting you've added
- Congestion charge, ULEZ and other clean air zone fees
- Damage outside our return standards
- Mileage beyond your agreed allowance
Summary
Key facts
- Minimum term
- From 1 month. Best pricing from 90 days and over.
- Notice to return
- Just 5 working days, subject to availability and blackout periods
- How long can I keep it?
- Until the vehicle turns three years old — no forced swaps
- Initial payment
- Usually equivalent to one monthly rental
- Mileage
- Commonly 1,500–2,000 miles per month; higher available
- Racking & shelving
- Permitted; removed and made good before return
- Signwriting
- Vinyl usually acceptable by prior agreement; paint is not
- Insurance
- You arrange, including goods in transit if required
- Delivery
- Dispatched from Derby, York or Leeds; collection arranged at the end
Live fleet
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Answers
Frequently asked questions
One monthly payment that folds in the van, its servicing and maintenance, road tax, manufacturer warranty and commercial breakdown cover. There's a short minimum term, then it rolls month to month from there. Insurance, fuel and anything you add — racking, livery — stay with you.
In-stock vans, generally flagged GL or GPC in our system, typically land in 3 to 5 working days once your order's signed and paid, faster if credit's already sorted. Just won a contract with a tight start date? Tell us it and we'll give you a straight answer on whether we can hit it.
Yes, once you're past the minimum term, on 5 working days' notice, subject to availability and blackout periods. That's precisely what a subscription's for: your fleet size tracks the actual workload, rather than the workload having to justify a fleet you're stuck with.
That's the entire use case. Businesses with peaks and troughs — landscaping, construction, events, London delivery rounds — typically run a core fleet on fixed terms and flex the rest through subscriptions.
It can be, though a newly formed limited company will usually need a bigger initial payment or a director's guarantee attached. The upside: you're not locking a brand-new business into a three-year liability before you know how the work's actually going to land.
Next step
Add a van to your fleet
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.