Leasing or Renting a car in the UK

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Tue 23 Jul 2024 19:14
Leasing or Renting a car in the UK - Arun Vajpey

As posted elsewhere, our old Subaru has reached the end of its working life after 20 years and needs to be replaced soon. We decided to buy a new car and looked at hybrid options but as we have to place the car in storage and are out of the country for up to 6 months of the year, hybrids posed a question mark. Now someone has suggested leasing or renting a car during the 6 or more months of the year that we remain in the UK and return it just before we left. I did not think renting would be cost-effective over several months but am interested in exploring the lease option about which we know nothing.

Can people advice me on this please? We are a couple of retired doctors in our late 60s and in good general health. No insurance claims in the last 15 years.

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Tue 23 Jul 2024 19:36
Leasing or Renting a car in the UK - Adampr

You could look into a subscription.. That allows you to effectively rent a car for six months at a time for a reasonable cost. Many are all-inclusive so would make life easier than a lease.

www.thecarexpert.co.uk/the-best-car-subscription-p.../

Edited by Adampr on 23/07/2024 at 19:38

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Wed 24 Jul 2024 03:21
Leasing or Renting a car in the UK - Arun Vajpey

Thanks for that link. I'll chase it up.

I forgot to mention that we do quite low mileage these days, on average 400 to 500 miles in a month, often less.

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Thu 25 Jul 2024 16:28
Leasing or Renting a car in the UK - Arun Vajpey

I checked on the recommendations in that link and found that leasing a car will not really suit our plans because most companies offer a minimum of 24 months contract; while there are a few who might consider a 12-month one, even that will not suit us because we will be abroad for at least 3 to 4 months of the year during winter, perhaps as long as 6 months.

But long term rental will certainly suit us and a couple of companies have come up with positive responses. Apex Car Rental and Sixt have packages that start with 3 to 6 months rental contract followed, where required, by a monthly rolling contract. Apex in particular impressed me with the manner in which they understood our situation and responded with all the right answers. Looks like we will go with one of those two assuming that the terms are acceptable.

I request members here to opine on Apex and Sixt please with regard to status and service.

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Thu 25 Jul 2024 19:38
Leasing or Renting a car in the UK - Adampr

I checked on the recommendations in that link and found that leasing a car will not really suit our plans because most companies offer a minimum of 24 months contract; while there are a few who might consider a 12-month one, even that will not suit us because we will be abroad for at least 3 to 4 months of the year during winter, perhaps as long as 6 months.

But long term rental will certainly suit us and a couple of companies have come up with positive responses. Apex Car Rental and Sixt have packages that start with 3 to 6 months rental contract followed, where required, by a monthly rolling contract. Apex in particular impressed me with the manner in which they understood our situation and responded with all the right answers. Looks like we will go with one of those two assuming that the terms are acceptable.

I request members here to opine on Apex and Sixt please with regard to status and service.

I'm not quite sure how you followed a link to a list of subscription services and came up with leasing. Most are a month at a time. Long term rental is basically the same thing. How do the prices compare?

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Thu 25 Jul 2024 17:59
Leasing or Renting a car in the UK - klu01dbt

At around 3000 miles a year, do you need a car?

Depending on where you live, taxis might be easier and cheaper.

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Thu 25 Jul 2024 18:45
Leasing or Renting a car in the UK - Heidfirst

You could look at car clubs such as Co Wheels.

Possibly something like Toyota's Kinto offer may also suit.

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