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Hire, contract or buy — worked through in full.
In-depth, figure-led comparisons for choosing how to fund business vehicles — by fleet size and business type, with the real costs laid out, not just the headline monthly rate.
Guide · Business foundations
Your Limited Company Has Its Own Credit Profile — Here's Why It Matters
Many small limited company owners don't realise their business has its own credit profile, separate from their own — and that the accounts they file build or damage it. A plain-English explainer.
GuideRead →Decision guide · 30-vehicle fleet
Flexi Hire, Contract Hire or Buy Outright: A Real-World Cost Comparison for a 30-Vehicle Engineering Fleet
Why a profitable, growing 30-van engineering business stays on flexi hire — worked through against the full cost of contract hire and outright purchase: the balance sheet, VAT, depreciation, fleet overhead and the flexibility spreadsheets miss.
GuideRead →Decision guide · 5-van small business
Five Vans, Three Choices: Should a Small Field-Service Business Hire, Contract or Buy?
A full cost comparison for a 5-van field-service business — where contract hire and buying get a fairer hearing than at fleet scale, and where flexi hire still earns its place.
GuideRead →Decision guide · Sole trader
Should a Sole Trader Hire, Lease or Buy a Van? A Real Cost Comparison
For a sole trader the decisive factors are cash flow and personal risk, not the balance sheet — and the true cost of keeping an old van is usually higher than it looks. What you can claim, what buying really costs, and when flexi hire wins.
GuideRead →Decision guide · New start-up
Vehicle Hire for a New Business With No Trading History
For a new business the decisive issue is access and risk, not optimisation. When finance and contract hire are closed to you — or only on a personal guarantee — an introduction to the right independent operator is often the only door that opens.
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