Short-term (~3mths) Business Car Hire

[C70R]

We're a small company hiring a member of staff who will need a car (as part of the package), but in these slightly uncertain times I'd rather not commit to anything beyond his 3mth probation in case it (him, or the industry, or the economy) goes badly wrong.

Has anyone used a reliable solution for this in the past, ideally with all costs (insurance etc.) bundled in? Looking at the big names (Sixt et al) it seems a lot more expensive that I'd have initially thought.

Advice appreciated.

[mcflurry]

What about that new Volvo car subscription "all in" offering?

[C70R]

mcflurry said:

What about that new Volvo car subscription "all in" offering?

For 3 months?

[blue_haddock]

Speak to a few rental branches and have a chat, they will often do a deal for a set term.

[Fast Bug]

You could try Northgate, they rent cars as well as vans

[soxboy]

We’ve used Global in Leeds for similar

[blue_haddock]

Actually enterprise have a specific flex -e rent department

[C70R]

Thanks all. I'll do some digging.

[Insurancejon]

another vote for global autocare in leeds, great selection of cars too

[C70R]

Insurancejon said:

another vote for global autocare in leeds, great selection of cars too

Thanks. I've submitted an enquiry with them.

[matjk]

We were in the same boat , but the employee can’t start full time and that suits us in tricky Covid times . We opted to buy a cheap shed and hope it lasts 3 months, also it’s a good incentive to get them up to speed . Hit targets and we lease a car , don’t and your stuck in a noddy car till things pick up .
If you get rental watch the insurance as we found hidden excess charges so it got very expensive if the worst happened.

[C70R]

matjk said:

We were in the same boat , but the employee can’t start full time and that suits us in tricky Covid times . We opted to buy a cheap shed and hope it lasts 3 months, also it’s a good incentive to get them up to speed . Hit targets and we lease a car , don’t and your stuck in a noddy car till things pick up .
If you get rental watch the insurance as we found hidden excess charges so it got very expensive if the worst happened.

Unfortunately this guy is in B2B sales, so we'd prefer him to have something newer/ish to be visiting high value clients in.

[Griffgrog]

We use Meridian Vehicle Solutions - https://www.meridianvehiclesolutions.co.uk for just the same purpose you mention.

Absolue top-notch service and they are so easy to deal with. The MD is a PHer too!

[1PVJ]

Thank you Matt. Meridian Vehicle Solutions Ltd is my business and we'd love to help. We offer a range of attractive makes and models on 3-6 month rentals top businesses for new starters, probationary periods, lead in requirements, temporary contractors etc. You can contract for 1,000 to 3,000 mils per month, so you only pay for as many miles as you are going to need, and delivery and collection are included in our rates. Please feel free to e-mail me on [e-mail] and I can send you a stock list.

[Mr Overheads]

C70R said:

matjk said:

We were in the same boat , but the employee can’t start full time and that suits us in tricky Covid times . We opted to buy a cheap shed and hope it lasts 3 months, also it’s a good incentive to get them up to speed . Hit targets and we lease a car , don’t and your stuck in a noddy car till things pick up .
If you get rental watch the insurance as we found hidden excess charges so it got very expensive if the worst happened.

Unfortunately this guy is in B2B sales, so we'd prefer him to have something newer/ish to be visiting high value clients in.

Get that BMW 550i Touring that's was covered by PH article this week. Looks good. Might eat fuel though. £10k and will still be worth £10k in 3 months.

Or other similar car. Plenty of good looking cars at £10k price point that would be suitable for sales.

[Fast Bug]

1PVJ said:

Thank you Matt. Meridian Vehicle Solutions Ltd is my business and we'd love to help. We offer a range of attractive makes and models on 3-6 month rentals top businesses for new starters, probationary periods, lead in requirements, temporary contractors etc. You can contract for 1,000 to 3,000 mils per month, so you only pay for as many miles as you are going to need, and delivery and collection are included in our rates. Please feel free to e-mail me on [e-mail] and I can send you a stock list.

If you ever fancy branching out with MB vans or 9 seaters let me know. Always happy to run quotes off for you

[C70R]

Mr Overheads said:

C70R said:

matjk said:

We were in the same boat , but the employee can’t start full time and that suits us in tricky Covid times . We opted to buy a cheap shed and hope it lasts 3 months, also it’s a good incentive to get them up to speed . Hit targets and we lease a car , don’t and your stuck in a noddy car till things pick up .
If you get rental watch the insurance as we found hidden excess charges so it got very expensive if the worst happened.

Unfortunately this guy is in B2B sales, so we'd prefer him to have something newer/ish to be visiting high value clients in.

Get that BMW 550i Touring that's was covered by PH article this week. Looks good. Might eat fuel though. £10k and will still be worth £10k in 3 months.

Or other similar car. Plenty of good looking cars at £10k price point that would be suitable for sales.

[soxboy]

I think the Jaguar Land Rover 'Pivotal' scheme can be run for 3 months, includes insurance and not bad mileage allowance.

[C70R]

For anyone in the same boat, Europcar 'Flex' came to my rescue.