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6 month contracts

6 month car lease

Our most requested term. Long enough to be dramatically cheaper than rental, short enough to cover a contract, a relocation, or the wait for a factory order.

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In short

A 6 month car lease is a fixed contract hire agreement running for six months. You pay an initial payment of typically one to two monthly rentals, then fixed monthly payments, and return the car at the end. Servicing, maintenance, road fund licence, manufacturer warranty and breakdown assistance are included; you arrange insurance and fuel. Prices in our fleet currently start from around £399 per month plus VAT.

The maths

Why six months is the sweet spot

Six months is where two curves cross. Below it, daily and weekly rental is still competitive because there is no initial payment to absorb and no minimum term. Above it, monthly costs keep falling as depreciation spreads further — but the commitment grows with it.

At six months you get most of the cost benefit of leasing while still being able to see the end of the agreement from the start. For a contract role, an academic term, a relocation, or the gap before a factory-ordered car arrives, it is very hard to beat.

Worth knowing: if you think there is a realistic chance you will want the car for nine or twelve months, ask us to quote those terms too. The monthly figure often drops enough that the longer term is cheaper in total, not just per month.

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The monthly price

What's included

Maintenance is optional rather than standard on a fixed short-term lease — your quotation states which.

Included in your monthly payment

  • Vehicle rental for the full agreement term
  • Road fund licence (road tax) for the duration
  • Manufacturer warranty cover
  • Breakdown assistance
  • Nationwide delivery and end-of-term collection

Not included as standard

  • Servicing and maintenance — not standard, but optional on most agreements
  • Fully comprehensive insurance (you arrange this)
  • Fuel or electricity
  • Congestion, clean air and ULEZ charges
  • Accidental damage, and wear beyond our return standards
  • Excess mileage above your contracted allowance

Answers

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Six months is the single most requested term in short-term leasing and the majority of our fleet is available on it. You pay an initial payment of typically one to two monthly rentals, then five or six fixed monthly payments, and hand the car back.

Our fleet currently starts from around £399 a month plus VAT for a small hybrid hatchback on six months with 1,500 miles a month, rising through the £500s and £600s for mainstream estates and SUVs. Premium and electric models sit higher. Every quote confirms the monthly figure, initial payment, mileage allowance and excess mileage rate in writing.

Almost always, and often by a wide margin. Daily rental rates do not fall far enough at monthly tiers to compete with a lease over six months. The trade-off is that a lease requires a credit application and you arrange your own insurance.

Mileage is quoted per month, commonly 833, 1,000, 1,500 or 2,000 miles. Over six months, 1,500 miles a month gives you 9,000 miles. Higher allowances are available and priced into the monthly figure.

Often yes, subject to availability. Speak to us four to six weeks before the end date rather than in the final fortnight. If flexibility matters more than the lowest monthly rate, a flexible lease may suit you better — those start from one month, need only 5 working days' notice to return, and let you keep the vehicle until it reaches three years old.

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Tell us what you need and when you need it. We will come back with real availability and a written quote — usually the same working day.

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