1. You’ll get to drive a better car

The option to drive the latest car is not a luxury a lot of motorists can afford. But If you lease a vehicle, you’ll drive a newer and more technologically advanced car or van than if you had bought one. Why? With a car lease, you only pay the car’s depreciation for the lease period, not the car's value. This results, typically, in your monthly payments being lower in comparison to other forms of finance.

Buying a car can typically result in driving it for a decade or more. In contrast, leasing gives you the freedom to have the newest model every two to four years, complete with your choice of extras such as additional technology and driver aids. Plus, you can pick your own paintwork.

If you get bored with your car easily, leasing often works out the easiest and most cost-effective way to change your vehicle often.

2. Drive a more reliable car

The older a vehicle gets, the less reliable it becomes, and you are faced with increasingly higher service, MOT and repair bills. No one wants to get landed with huge repair bills to replace a timing belt or fix a broken clutch. Research from Holts Lloyd International showed UK drivers are spending £21 billion a year preventing cars from failing. Breakdown costs can be expensive, and UK drivers are paying on average £559 to repair issues with their vehicles each year.

By leasing a car, that won’t be such a problem - because you’ll be driving either a new or nearly new model. Also, if something does go wrong with your leased car, it will usually be covered by the manufacturer’s warranty.

Plus, if you lease a car with maintenance, we will cover your car for routine servicing, repairs and tyres.

3. Receive an excellent deal

Car leasing companies such as Fleet UK operate as independent vehicle brokers and receive daily real-time deals from dealerships and major finance companies in the UK. This means you can be offered the most competitive market rates available and help drive down your monthly costs.

4. Enjoy the latest technology and safety features

By driving a new or a nearly new vehicle, you will benefit from the latest in-car technology, which is constantly ever-evolving. It is predicted that cars will change more in the next 5 to 10 years than over the last 50 years.

The latest technology encompasses improving road safety, lowering emissions and taking some of the stress out of driving on our busy roads. For example, a recent popular in-tech addition includes Autonomous Emergency Braking, which detects a potential crash ahead and prepares the car by audibly warning the driver or taking evasive action itself by applying the brakes. Many different car manufacturers such as Audi, Tesla, BMW, Ford, Skoda and Nissan have adopted this technology.

5. Avoid tying up your money

Often the costliest aspect of motoring is the loss of value a car suffers over time, known as depreciation. When buying a car, it is sensible to consider how long you might keep the car and try to work out how much it might be worth by the time you come to sell. However, it’s challenging to place an accurate figure on what your car might be worth by the time you want to change it.

By leasing your car, the risk associated with the above is taken on by the finance company. As your payments are fixed, you know exactly what you have to pay, and at the end of your contract, you simply return your vehicle.

6. Take control of your monthly spend

Excluding fuel and insurance payments, when you lease a car, you know exactly how much it’s going to cost you because you have one fixed monthly payment. And if you include a maintenance package, your ability to budget becomes evens stronger.

7. Avoid hassle of MOT

Cars do not need to have an annual roadworthiness check until their third birthday, and by that time, the vehicle might not even be yours anymore. So yet another potential saving.

8. Avoid the troubles of PCP

Many PCP deals and similar finance products require a 10-20% deposit, making the initial payment particularly painful for your finances. With a personal contract hire lease, you can drive away a brand-new vehicle from as little as one monthly rental payment as your initial charge.

With personal contract hire leasing, you simply hand the car back at the end of the lease. You are then free to choose the next car you want to lease.

One of the issues with PCP is that there is always the chance you are left trying to haggle over the final versus the car's estimated value.

Another potential issue with PCP is either negotiating a part exchange with a dealership on your next vehicle or having to buy it outright.

9. Tax relief for businesses

Not all businesses can afford to invest in a new car or a fleet, especially sole traders and other small businesses who may find it challenging to fund a new vehicle. According to BVRLA, leasing accounts for one in eight cars and one in five of all vans on Britain’s roads. In 2018, there were 1.9 million corporate cars on UK roads and over 600,000 light goods vans put through company leasing arrangements.

With car leasing, you can take advantage of a range of tax breaks if you are a business owner. For example, VAT registered business owners can claim 50% of the VAT on a car or up to 100% of the VAT on commercial vehicles, providing they are used only for business purposes. Please note that you are subject to paying company car tax if you put your vehicle through the business.

10. Simple process

If you need advice or assistance on leasing a vehicle, and finding the right car or van to meet your requirements, we offer the following straightforward steps:

a. Choose your car with assistance from a dedicated account manager

b. Get a quote

c. Apply for finance

d. Sign your contract

e. Decide on a delivery date