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
Van subscriptions
Add a van when you win the work. Hand it back when the job finishes. Everything but insurance, fuel and racking is in the monthly price.
In short
A van subscription is an all-inclusive monthly agreement for a commercial vehicle: the van, servicing and maintenance, road fund licence, manufacturer warranty and breakdown assistance in one payment. It starts from one month, with the best pricing from 90 days and over, and notice to return is just 5 working days — subject to availability and blackout periods. Keep the same van until it reaches three years old. You supply insurance, fuel, and any racking, shelving or signwriting.
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
- The van itself, for the whole agreement
- Servicing and routine maintenance
- Road fund licence (road tax)
- Manufacturer warranty
- Breakdown assistance, including commercial recovery
- Delivery, and collection at the end
You arrange separately
- Fully comprehensive insurance, including goods in transit if you need it
- Fuel or electricity
- Racking, shelving, ply lining and signwriting
- The London congestion charge, ULEZ and clean air charges
- Damage beyond our return standards
- Mileage driven above your contracted 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
A single monthly payment covering the vehicle, servicing and maintenance, road fund licence, manufacturer warranty and commercial breakdown assistance, with a short minimum term and a rolling monthly structure afterwards. You provide insurance, fuel and any racking or livery.
In-stock vans — generally carrying a GL or GPC supplier reference — can be delivered in as little as 3 to 5 working days from a signed order form and payment, sooner still where credit is already in place. If you've just won a contract and need a vehicle on the road, tell us the start date and we'll be straight with you about whether we can hit it.
Yes, after the minimum term and with just 5 working days' notice, subject to availability and blackout periods. That's the reason to take a subscription rather than a fixed lease: your fleet size can track your workload instead of your workload having to justify your fleet.
That's exactly the use case. Businesses with seasonal peaks — landscaping, construction, events, London delivery rounds — run a core fleet on fixed terms and flex the rest on subscriptions.
It can, though a new limited company will usually need a larger initial payment or a director's guarantee. The advantage is that you're not committing a brand-new business to a three-year liability before you know how the work actually lands.
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.