Personal car leasing with maintenance

Personal Car Leasing (Personal Contract Hire) is an easy and simple way to source a new car as rental prices are fixed (subject to VAT rates) for the contract duration, helping UK driver’s budget their annual motoring running costs. Fully maintained personal car leasing for most makes and models is back on the site, exclusively for consumers and company car scheme opt-out drivers.

Pricing for fully-maintained personal car leasing (personal contract hire) on most cars will now be available through the site on two, three or four year contracts, all inclusive of vehicle maintenance, covering 10,000 or 20,000 miles per annum, with only three rentals in advance. Other mileages and payment terms are also available on request.

Whether you are searching for personal car leasing prices with or without maintenance, the rental price on Comparecontracthire.com will always be the same, so make use of the great prices we can now offer you for fully maintained contracts.

Full maintenance personal car leasing covers all routine servicing, mechanical repair, tyres, batteries and exhausts and don’t forget the road fund licence (vehicle excise duty)  is also paid for as well, as part of the contract. All personal car leasing prices for consumers or “company car opt out drivers” are quoted with and without VAT, however the rental you will pay has to include the VAT.

Here are a few personal car leasing offers with maintenance currently available;

• Nissan Micra 1.2 Visia 5-door hatchback with air conditioning from £168.42 including VAT -2 year deal
• Ford Fiesta 1.2 Edge 3-door hatchback from £201.78 including VAT – 3 year deal
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 Edge 3-door TCDi (70) diesel hatchback from £222.94 including VAT – 3 year deal
• MINI First 1.6-litre 3-door hatchback from £218.68 including VAT – 3 year deal
• Vauxhall Corsa 1.0-litre ecoFLEX 3-door with air conditioning from £225.59 incl VAT – 3 year deal

There are thousands of cars on offer so try the Personal car leasing shopper to find a car for you.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has published the December and full year car, van and truck registrations with 2010 new car registrations up 1.8% on 2009. The 2010 car market rose by 35,847 units to 2,030,846 with the fleet market (25+ vehicles) rising by over 10%. Registrations in December fell by 18% to 123,817 units.

Private volumes slipped however due to the end of the Scrappage Incentive Scheme (SIS). The 2011 market is expected to decline by around 5% with a forecasted UK car registrations figure of 1.93 million units.

Here are some other highlights from the SMMT about new car registrations in 2010;

• Diesel penetration rose to a record 46.1% which was helped by the increase in MPV and SUV sales, which are usually diesel, and also due to the fall in private retail car sales due to the Scrappage Scheme, which tended to be smaller petrol models.
• The Ford Fiesta was the biggest selling new car in the UK for the second successive year and Ford was the best selling brand.
• In December however, Vauxhall was the best selling brand with the new Astra the best selling model.

Van and truck registrations

Van and truck registrations climbed by 16.4% in 2010 with full year up to 257,373 units and in December there were 20,260 registrations, up 25.6%. Vans were up by 21.7% to 17,086 in December with the full year figures finishing at 222,915, up by 19.6%.

However truck registrations rose by 51.6% to 3,174 in December with the full year down by just 0.8% and 34,458 units registered. Further details about 2010 vehicle registrations can be found at the SMMT website.

Renault

What Van? has announced the winners of their prestigious What Van? Awards and this year named the Renault Master and Vauxhall Movano as joint winners of “Van of the Year”. The two vans are so closely related that it was hard to separate them.

Vauxhall Movano

Paul Barker, Editor of What Van? explained,”The Vauxhall Movano and Renault Master are excellent new additions to the light commercial vehicle market and have proved themselves to be worthy recipients of the top “What Van? Award.The increased breadth of range, including rear-wheel drive models for the first time,and the industry-leading levels of interior functionality and practicality in particular swayed the judges”.

The other category winners are shown below and contract hire leasing prices are available now on all makes and models of commercial light vehicles.

What Van? Award winners:

Van of the Year:  Vauxhall Movano/Renault Master

Small Van of the Year:  Ford Fiesta

Light Van of the Year:  Fiat Doblo Cargo

Small Panel Van of the Year:  VW Transporter

Large Panel Van of the Year:  Vauxhall Movano/Renault Master

Pick-up of the Year:  Mitsubishi L200

One-Stop Shop Award:  Citroen

Minibus of the Year:  Ford Transit

4×4 Van of the Year:  Ford Transit AWD

Safety Award: Mercedes

Green Award: VCA

Technology Award:  Renault Kangoo ZE

Editor’s Choice Award:  Renault

The SMMT has released the data on new car registrations which fell by 11.5% in November to 139,875 units. This was ahead of the forecast and new car market registrations remain up by 3.4% over the first 11 months of the year, at 1,907,029 units. The final 2010 year figure is expected to be around the 2.03 million unit mark, up by 2% on the 2009 figure. The SMMT also forecasts that the market will fall in 2011 by 5% to 1.93 million units as consumers and businesses alike react to the impact of the Government’s austerity measures and the squeeze on spending.

The market is still trying to adjust to the removal of the Car Scrappage Incentive Scheme, however the better than expected performance was due to an improvement in the fleet volume sector (25+ vehicles), which was up by 10.7% over the year to date numbers.

Diesel car volumes also rose sharply to 53% in November, plus alternatively fuelled cars jumped by 83.5% in the month to gain an overall market share of 1.3% of the November car registrations. The Ford Fiesta was once again the top seller in the month, followed by the Ford Focus and the Volkswagen Golf. Year-to-date the top three sellers are the Ford Fiesta (98,453 units), Vauxhall Astra (75,276) and Ford Focus (73,973).

Paul Everitt, SMMT Chief Executive, said,”New car registrations fell by less than expected in November with demand from the fleet sector helping to offset the market rebalancing following the end of the Scrappage Incentive Scheme. Registrations are expected to fall next month, but demand may benefit from motorists looking to avoid the January VAT rise. This factor, coupled with the strength of the first half of 2010, means year-end volumes are expected to lift to over 2.03 million units, 2% up from last year. Next year will continue to be challenging as consumer spending tightens and government’s austerity measures take effect”.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has released the latest data on new car registrations in October which show a fall of 22.2% to 131,495 units. Overall, the market remains up over the first ten months of the year, at 1,767,154 units.

The SMMT is also forecasting further declines in November and December, with the overall 2010 market expected to be at around 2,026 million units, up by 1.5% on 2009 units. Interestingly diesel market share also rose by 3.8% and has reached its best ever month at 54.7%, with the year-to date figure at 45.3%.

The Ford Fiesta was again the best selling model but registrations of supermini and mini segment cars has continued to fall sharply, as the Car Scrappage Scheme no longer operates. In terms of the market sectors, the split between Private (retail customers), Fleet (25+ fleets) and Business (sub 25 fleets) October new car registrations was reported as follows

• Private new car registrations – 57,520.
• Fleet new car registrations – 68,337.
• Business new car registrations – 5,638.
• Total new car registrations – 131,495.

Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive commented,” There was a significant fall in October’s new car registrations, reflecting the impact of the Scrappage Incentive Scheme (SIS) at this time last year and some deterioration in consumer confidence. Total new car registrations in 2010 are forecast to be 2.026 million units, up 1.5% on 2009. The industry expects the coming months to be challenging with slow, but steady, economic growth feeding through to improved confidence and demand during 2011″.

Rearview mirror

The Fiesta is Britain’s best selling car and the new model year now offers Ford’s mirror mounted rearview camera screen as a cost option on all models. When selecting this accessory you will also benefit from automatic windscreen wipers, automatic headlamps and rear parking sensors.

Fiesta

If you opt for Titanium model you now benefit from a Sony radio with CD player, USB and Bluetooth as standard, as well as cruise control and automatic headlights. So far this year around 20 per cent of all Fiestas ordered have been the top-of-the range Titanium model.

Mark Simpson, Ford of Britain marketing director , said,”Fiesta has taken the top sales spot for small cars every month since the start of 2009. We know that whilst customers may choose a smaller car than before, perhaps for economy reasons, they still want the technology and comfort features to make their Fiesta a premium choice. Around 75 per cent of Fiesta customers add options to their car; the most popular choice is Bluetooth with USB”. There are a number of Ford Fiesta personal contract hire offers on the site at present and all are available with full maintenance cover included.

Ford Fiesta

Car registrations fell by 8.9% in September to 335,246, however the overall market remains up at 7.8% over the year-to-date position at 1,635,659 units. However if you take out the affect of the Car Scrappage scheme in 2009, the figure for September was 16.9% ahead year-on-year, and on a par with 2008.

The full market year is still expected to hold at two million cars, up marginally on 2009. The strongest performers in September were Fleet (25+vehicles), diesels and alternatively fuelled cars. Private registrations were down 19% at 170,951 and Business (sub 25 fleet) was down 8.5% at 18,269 cars. Yet again the Ford Fiesta topped the charts and was the best selling model in September as well as year-to-date.

Total commercial registrations were up by 3.7% to 242,908 for the rolling year with 39,942 vehicles registered in September. Vans were at 35,309 for the month and up 10.6% to 212,576 for the rolling year, however Trucks were down 28% to 30,332 for the rolling year, with only 4,633 registered in September.

• All data is supplied courtesy of the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders)

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FordOnline, one of the partners on Comparecontracthire.com, has just loaded some great pricing on the Ford model range. One Ford business car leasing offer that really stands out is the Ford Fiesta 1.25 Studio 3-door hatchback from only £131.53 per month excluding VAT. This popular, reliable, best seller from Ford is also economical to run, returning 51.4 combined mpg and CO2 emissions are also only 127g/km.

The Ford business car leasing deal is based on the following;

- Business car leasing on a non-maintained contract over a four year term at 10,000 miles per annum.

- 3 months rental in advance followed by forty-seven subsequent rentals (50 equal payments in total)

- “With maintenance”, metallic paint and other vehicle options can be added at an extra cost.

- The image shown may not represent the exact model.

- Pricing is subject to change at any time and must be verified directly with each vehicle leasing supplier

- Three year contract is from £144.85+VAT

Ford S-MAX wins Best MPV at Auto Express New Car Awards 2010

The Ford S-MAX was declared the best MPV in Britain for the third year running at the Auto Express New Car Awards 2010 which were held this week. The Ford S-MAX was launched in 2006 and this stylish sports MPV has been a winner for Ford every year offering seven seat practicality as well as great looks and build quality.

Auto Express editor-in-chief, David Johns, said: “With its eye-catching interior, razor-sharp chassis and adaptable seven-seat cabin, the people carrier benefitted from a thorough overhaul this year. A powerful new line-up of EcoBoost petrol engines and revised diesels, as well as an increase in cabin quality, has helped Ford keep ahead of the game”.

The Ford Fiesta, which was last year’s Auto Express Car of the Year, was also awarded Best Supermini of 2010 and David Johns went onto say,”Bold looks, a striking cabin and hugely entertaining driving dynamics see the blue oval baby retain its crown. The eye-catching styling still turns heads, while the fun and functional cabin delivers decent space for people and luggage”. Ford contract hire leasing prices are on the site now for all new Ford car and van models.

Ford Focus

Ford has reported strong sales of both cars and commercial vehicles in May, retaining overall UK market leadership. The Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Ford Galaxy and Ford Mondeo are all segment leaders while the Ford Transit is still Britain’s favourite van.

The Ford Focus pipped the Ford Fiesta in May, to top the charts and Nigel Sharp, Ford of Britain managing director said, “Ford’s ongoing introduction of new models and advanced technology is attracting both our car and commercial vehicle customers. Together with our dealers we are working hard to demonstrate the outstanding value provided by the Ford range in an intensively competitive UK market”. Ford contract hire prices on the whole range of cars and vans are on the site now.