Alot of FD prefix Toyotas in marketplace now- ideas?

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Google says that they are registered in the Dudley area and are ex Toyota owned cars however I need to discount that they are leased on to hire or business lease to the likes of taxi/commercial use.
Anyone know anything about said cars?

[Chris_i8]

If memory serves me right the GU/GV prefix are HQ cars and the FD/FE are what are punted out to hire companies and insurance companies etc.
ERAC (Enterprise) used to appear on the logbook - it was 20yrs ago that I worked at a dealer so could well have changed in that time.

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

Bound to be hire cars. Don't forget Zipcar closed down at the start of the month so will no doubt be disposing of their cars soon.

I am seeing tons of 25 plate MG3 Hybrids registered in London with 12K+ miles on the clock coming up for sale which I am certain are ex Zipcar cars.

[drmike37]

F is the prefix for East Mids (etc). Massive Toyota factory in Derby. They'll be a big fleet order (hire, big lease co maybe).

[Hugo Stiglitz]

I suppose if its 1yr old/less than 10k miles it's not a biggie is it if its an auto.

[SteBrown91]

If its F* and higher spec its a pretty good chance its an ex employee lease car.

I live near the factory and its sometimes a bit like that Fiat 500 skit from Top Gear years ago they are everywhere.

Edited by SteBrown91 on Thursday 29th January 19:09

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Yes confirmed there's been a big influx of FD prefix 'Toyota approved' vehicles hitting the showrooms. Alot of those that Ive seen dont seem to match their <10k mileage.

[sixor8]

FD was the area for cars registered in the Dudley area (2nd and 3rd letters on the reg.) up until the change of format in 2001. Anything starting with an F* since 2001 is now Forest and Fens:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration...