COMPARECONTRACTHIRE.COM HELPS

EX-COMPANY CAR DRIVERS SOURCE SOME NEW WHEELS

Company motorists who have opted for a cash allowance from their employer to replace their company car benefit always face the agony of sourcing and then funding themselves some new wheels.

That is until now. Comparecontracthire.com has been launched specifically to help drivers who have been given a cash option to source a new car as well as support SMEs in sourcing their company vehicles from a single point.

Personal Contract Hire is an efficient way to source a car as prices are fixed for the contract duration helping with budgeting annual running costs. Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Honda, Volkswagen, Mazda in fact any make or model can be quoted.

For company motorists who haven’t been in the marketplace to buy a car for a while, Personal Contract Hire can include all finance and maintenance. All drivers have to do is source their own insurance and fuel the car and then simply hand it back at the end of the contract period (normally on 24, 36 or 48 month contracts).

Environmentally aware drivers can search for their new car by CO2 emissions or MPG, or the more cost conscious can search for cars by their monthly budget.

Companies such as Hitachi Capital, Masterlease and jamjarcars are on comparecontracthire.com’s funding panel providing Personal Contract Hire to ensure visitors receive a diverse source of competitive quotes on over 5,000 cars and a quality service across the UK.

The site also has a steady stream of special offers on the site which are normally changed monthly on a wide range of cars.

“We have filled a gap in the market for a website that brings funding options from a number of providers together in one place, complete with a live quoting engine. Our site also provides sound advice on all elements of running a new car that may not be familiar to motorists who have been in a company vehicle for the last 20 years,” explained managing director Robert Wastell.

Prices were quoted @ 20th October 2008 and may have changed.

*All monthly rentals are based on a 3 year contract, 3 months deposit followed by 35 equal monthly payments, personal contract hire with maintenance included. Mileage is based at 10,000 miles per annum and VAT has been included on the rentals above.

See www.comparecontracthire.com for further information,

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COMPARECONTRACTHIRE.COM REVEALS TOP FIVE

FAVOURITE CARS WITH SMALL FLEETS

• Audi is most popular small fleet brand says Comparecontracthire.com
• Three premium car makers in top five
• Top 5 favourites are all diesel

Comparecontracthire.com has revealed the top five most popular cars with small fleets that have visited its site and bought a car over the past two months.

Not surprisingly the lack of a structured fleet policy means companies have a free choice and tend to opt for a mix of the three Ps, Prestige, Practicality, and Price when sourcing a car for themselves or their staff.

By far the most popular brand with small fleets is Audi, representing more orders received on Comparecontracthire.com than any other. Most popular is the A4 2.0D which offers four door practicality and some brand equity with the neighbours.

Second is BMW and its 320D. Low emissions and brand credibility are the main reasons for the car’s success. The M Sport option has also made a difference in that companies can opt for this trim level and the car’s bigger wheels and sports pack makes it look more expensive and exclusive.

Mazda’s 6 makes a surprising appearance at number three. With the same dynamics package as the Mondeo and excellent equipment levels the Mazda is a sensible alternative to more mainstream brands.

Not surprisingly, VW’s Golf comes in at number four. The range is so large now that the car meets the needs of the complete company car driver hierarchy from a young sales executive to a successful sales manager.

Volvo’s V50 is at number five and the third premium car maker in the table. Since the addition of its R-DESIGN trim level and its realigned equipment and pricing, the V50 has seen a radical increase in sales across the fleet sector.

All five cars have something in common in that the 2.0 litre diesel option was the most popular with the small fleet community. Despite the high price differential between the two fuels, the improved fuel consumption diesel popularity beats petrol hands down.

Comparecontracthire.com’s small fleet top 5

1 Audi A4 2.0D

2 BMW 320D

3 Mazda6 2.0D

4 VW Golf 2.0D

5 Volvo V50 2.0D

“SMEs obviously want something that gives them status, but the popularity of diesel shows that they obviously have costs in mind when choosing a company car,” said Managing Director Robert Wastell.

Comparecontracthire.com aims to inform smaller companies about how contract hire works and its financial and administrative benefits. The site also offers guidance and useful links to other areas associated with running a vehicle including fuel costs, CO2, daily rental, accident management, company vehicle policy and Duty of Care.

See www.comparecontracthire.com for further information

THREE MORE FN50 FUNDING SUPPLIERS JOIN COMPARECONTRACTHIRE.COM

· Days Contract Hire, Grosvenor Contracts and TCH Leasing increase funding panel to twelve.

· 25,000 plus users have now visited the site in 14 weeks with over 140,000 page impressions.

Comparecontracthire.com, the innovative SME vehicle contract hire price comparison website continues to build its’ funding panel and has announced three new pricing suppliers – Days Contract Hire, Grosvenor Contracts and TCH leasing are all leading, independent, stand alone contract hire companies who are all top 50 contract hire companies.

Together with Arval, Hitachi Capital, Masterlease, jamjar cars, Chevrolet Lease, Saab Contract Hire, Vauxhall Leasing, Fiat Auto Contracts and Alfa Romeo Contract Hire, this brings the number of partners to twelve, giving browsers a greater range of vehicles and contract hire options to choose from.

Comparecontracthire.com is the UK’s first Contract Hire price aggregator and was set up to provide SMEs, company motorists who have opted out of their company schemes and consumers with greater buying power

and direct access to competitive leasing providers to source and acquire their next new vehicle.

Comparecontracthire.com offers a live quote engine facility that allows customers to find the right vehicle at the right price. It also provides the ability to deal direct with many of the UK’s Contract Hire companies, at one source, thereby saving time and money. In the current economic uncertainty, Contract Hire offers fixed cost motoring to any company or private individual.

“The site is really starting to take off now as more and more people discover it,” said Managing Director Robert Wastell. “We are looking at some further enhancements to the site functionality to ensure our customers can find everything they need to before contacting one of our finance partners.”

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www.comparecontracthire.com aims to inform smaller companies about how contract hire works and its financial and administrative benefits. The site also offers guidance and has useful links to other areas associated with running a vehicle including, fuel costs, green and CO2, daily rental, accident management, company vehicle policy and Duty of Care.

See www.comparecontracthire.com

Car and Van fuel efficiencies are now so important when choosing a vehicle.

The second largest expense in running a fleet of cars and vans, after vehicle financing costs, is fuel.

· Choosing your car and van fuel efficiency is now becoming much more important as the cost of fuel continues to rise.

· Smaller cars and vans do tend to be more fuel efficient however it is not quite as easy as that.

· Most car and van models offer a range of engines that vary in fuel efficiency however where do you get the data from?

· The Car and Van Combined MPG shopper from Compare Contract Hire allows you to choose a car or van based on the combined Miles Per Gallon (MPG) efficiency of a vehicle.

· The new Car or Van Combined MPG shopper facility can be used to find to the best fuel efficient cars and vans available, by all manufacturer makes or by selected groups of manufacturers.

· Choose from eight Combined MPG ranges to see what models best suits you.

· This should cut down the time required to produce a shortlist of vehicles for your consideration.

www.comparecontracthire.com/quote/shop-by-mpg.php

Comparecontracthire.com, the web site designed to take the pain out of contract hire leasing, has added new CO2 and MPG search functionality, so that users can compare with the click of a mouse, the cleanest and most fuel efficient new cars currently available.

“Carbon Dioxide emissions and fuel economy are now such fundamental factors in the purchasing decision that it made a great deal of sense to group all of this information in an easy to understand format for contract hire users,“ explained Robert Wastell, Comparecontracthire.com’s managing director.

The new CO2 and MPG search engines add to the existing Price search, which has always been a major feature of www.comparecontracthire.com.

The new shopper facilities can be utilised to find lowest polluting cars available or be expanded to groups in specific VED bands. Alternatively, browsers can simply enter a desired MPG figure and search to reveal a list of applicable vehicles. The new search facilities rapidly cut down the amount of time required to produce a shortlist of candidate vehicles for consideration.

To further aid the purchasing decision, revised Vehicle Excise Duty bands from 2009 are also clearly explained, so users can see and factor in longer term cost implications.

For further information see www.comparecontracthire.com/quote/shop-by-co2.php

Car and Van Carbon Dioxide emissions (CO2) are important when choosing a vehicle.

· Cars and vans contribute to climate change because their engines burn fuel producing carbon dioxide (CO2) every time you drive.

· Smaller cars and vans also tend to be more fuel efficient and emit less CO2 however it is not quite as easy as that.

· Most car and van models offer a range of engines that vary in fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions.

· From April 2009 the new Vehicle Excise Duty rates will be expanded to 13 different bands.

· This will further affect what road tax you pay for your car or van.

· For a Company entity or a Company car driver it will also affect your tax liability.

· The Car and Van CO2 shopper from Compare Contract Hire allows you to choose a car or van based on the CO2 g/km output of a vehicle.

· The new Car or Van CO2 shopper facility can be used to find to the lowest polluting cars available, by all manufacturer makes, or be reduced to groups of manufacturer makes, by specific VED bands.

· This can cut down the time required to produce a shortlist of vehicles for your consideration.

· The Vehicle Excise Duty bands from 2009 are also explained, so users can see and factor in longer term cost implications.

www.comparecontracthire.com/quote/shop-by-co2.php