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A key to the success of the business is to be able to offer a full portfolio of products and value added services. Proleasing will offer the following:

Contract Hire
Finance Lease
Hire Purchase
Lease Purchase
Personal Contract Hire
Personal Contract Purchase
Sale and Leaseback
Ancillary Products

Contract Hire

If your business is looking for a comprehensive, fixed cost motoring package where full usage of a new vehicle is important but ownership is not, then one should consider contract hire.

This is essentially an operating lease, which enables one to drive a new vehicle of your choice on a “fully inclusive” basis. Maintenance can be included as part of the contract, leaving one with only fuel and insurance to consider as extras. As one is hiring the vehicle as opposed to buying it, at the end of the contract one simply hands the vehicle back, leaving one with no disposal worries (subject to mileage and condition).

Contract hire is also an extremely tax efficient method of funding a business vehicle, as rentals may be offset against taxable profits. For cars with a retail price of up to £12,000, full tax relief is available. However, where a car has a retail price in excess of this sum, tax relief is restricted in accordance with the following formula known as “half the excess rule” although full relief may be claimed on any maintenance element of the rental:

Additionally, if your business is registered for VAT, 100% of the VAT payable on the finance element of the rentals may be recovered where the vehicle is either a van or a car used solely for business purposes. Where the vehicle is a car used for business and private mileage, then only 50% of the VAT payable on the finance may be recovered.

Key Benefits

• A low initial outlay, usually 3 months advanced rentals
• Contracts available for periods of 2 to 5 years depending on the vehicle usage
• Monthly rentals are pre-determined for the entire contract period
• Known additional charge if the contract mileage is exceeded
• Road Fund Licence and Roadside assistance are included with the contract
• Full maintenance may be included as part of all contract hire agreements
• As the vehicle is simply returned at the end of the contract, there are none of the problems or risks associated with disposal
• If registered for VAT ones business may reclaim all, or some of the VAT payable on the finance element of the rentals
• This form of funding is considered to be “off balance sheet” and the vehicle will not be shown as an asset within the company’s balance sheet

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Finance Lease

For a business requiring the combination of a minimal outlay with maximum tax efficiency, finance leasing provides an alternative to contract hire. Although the business will never actually own the vehicle, finance leasing allows many of the benefits associated with ownership available to the business, while at the same time offering significant tax advantages.

For the duration of the finance lease agreement, the vehicle will be shown as a leased asset within your balance sheet. Rentals are treated as a revenue expense and may be offset against your taxable profits. Furthermore, rentals can be tailored to match the cash flow of your business, with a “balloon” rental being used to defer part of the vehicles initial cost.

If your business is registered for VAT,100% of the VAT on the finance lease may be recovered where the vehicle is either a van or a car used solely for business purposes. Where the vehicle is a car used for business and private mileage then only 50% of the VAT payable on the finance element of the rentals may be recovered. At the end of the agreed lease period, the vehicle is sold and the proceeds are used to clear any “balloon” payment. If the sale proceeds do not cover this amount, then the lessee must make up the shortfall. Should the proceeds exceed the “balloon” then the difference will be refunded as rebate of rentals.

Key Benefits

• Low initial outlay, usually 3 months advance rentals
• Rental patterns tailored to suit the cash flow needs of the business and a “balloon rental” that will have been agreed between the lessee and lessor
• Fund tax and road side assistance are included as standard
• Rentals may be offset against taxable profits, improving the cash flow and taxable position of the business
• Where sale proceeds of the vehicle exceed the ”balloon rental”, the difference is returned as a rebate of rentals

Hire Purchase

Hire purchase is a simple and effective way for private individuals and businesses to spread the cost of a new or used vehicle.

Pay a small deposit (10-20%) to suit the available capital, and then make monthly repayments over an agreed period of time (24/36/48/60 months). Once all the payments have been made along with the option to purchase fee (approx £50) then the customer acquires title to the vehicle.

If you are a business user, all of the interest on your payments is allowable against tax, additionally a proportion of the vehicle value can be written down against your profits

Key Benefits

• Eventual ownership – control of usage and disposal
• Eases cash flow, budgeting and planning – known outlay that will not change
• Leaves other credit lines undisturbed
• Interest charges allowable against taxable profits for business users
• Tax relief (capital allowances) – reduces tax bill for business users
• Capital released – leaves money available to develop other parts of the business

Lease purchase

Lease purchase is similar to hire purchase, but offers your business a number of advantages. Like hire purchase you pay a low deposit then make the remaining payments at a fixed rate over an agreed period, usually two or three years. However, with Lease Purchase you reduce your monthly payments significantly by choosing a final balloon payment. This balloon payment is based on the car's estimated resale value at the end of the agreement and is taken into account when the payments are calculated, making them lower than a traditional hire purchase agreement. When you pay the final balloon payment you complete the agreement and own the vehicle, which is yours to with as you wish.

Lease Purchase monthly payments do not attract VAT, making this scheme particularly attractive to non-VAT registered businesses. All of the interest on your payments is allowable against tax. Additionally, a proportion of the car's value can be written down against profits.

Key Benefits

• Lower monthly payments
• Lower initial payments
• Improves cash flow. Retains all the benefits of hire purchase
• Final payment made from sales proceeds
• No VAT on the payments

Peronal Contract Hire

Features of personal contract hire:

• A Hiring Agreement where the vehicle remains the property of the Finance Company
• The vehicle is disposed of by the Finance Company at the end of the contract
• The contract is set for a period usually between 2 & 5 years
• The contract is for a set mileage usually for a maximum mileage of 100,000 petrol engines & 120,000 diesel engines

The customer pays a fixed monthly rental that will always include:

• Cost of vehicle funding
• Cost of vehicle depreciation
• Road Fund License

For an additional Rental the customer can include the following options:

• All Maintenance, Service, Repairs, Tyres and Batteries*
• Relief Vehicle provision
• Recovery service
• Motor Club Membership
• *Accidental damage, driver abuse and glass breakage's are normally excluded

Advantages

• Fixed cost motoring: The Customer only has to bear the direct costs for fuel and vehicle insurance, plus Excess Mileage charges if the vehicle exceeds the Terminal Mileage figure
• Reduced Administration
• No responsibility for vehicle disposal
• Low initial outlay
• Low monthly outlay
• Finance charged on VAT exclusive price of new and qualifying cars

Diadvantages

• No equity on the vehicle at the end of the contract
• VAT on rentals, only 50% of which is reclaimable
• Vehicles do not appear on the balance sheet

Personal Contract Purchase

Personal Contract Purchase This can be used by any individual, whether in business or not and essentially works in the following way: first you select the vehicle that's right for you, then decide which agreement term to go for…this is either 2 or 5 years. Next, simply estimate the mileage you expect to cover each year and choose a deposit you are comfortable with, including the anticipated value of any part-exchange. We would recommend that you aim to put down between 10% and 20% of the 'On the Road' RRP.

The manufacturer will forecast the future value of the car you've chosen and this is known as the Guaranteed Future Value or GFV. The GFV is the minimum value you can expect your car to be worth at the end of the PCP agreement, provided it is within the agreed mileage and in good general condition.

With PCP your monthly payments are fixed and will be less than with Hire Purchase Plans taken out over an identical term. This is because the GFV and deposit are deducted from the 'On the Road' RRP and payments are based on the remaining balance plus interest.

At the end of the agreement you can drive away in another brand new vehicle and this is the route chosen by many of our customers. Should you wish, you can also have the option of paying the GFV (balloon payment) and keeping the vehicle or you may return it to the manufacturer with nothing further to pay.

Key Benefits

• Low initial deposits
• Ideal for opting out from the company car (no company car tax)
• Low monthly payments
• Option to purchase or return at the end of the
• Ability to change for a brand new vehicle on a regular basis

Sale and Leaseback

For businesses wishing to release capital tied up in their vehicles to reinvest in to their business for expansion, sale and lease back is a solution that allows the unencumbered vehicle to be purchased at an agreed market value and then leased back to the business. This frees up capital, does not impact on other lines of credit and aids cash flow.

Ancillary products

GAP insurance – covering the difference between what is owed on a vehicle and what a vehicle is worth should it be an insurance write off.

Early termination insurance – covering the difference between the settlement figure (finance charges and capital left outstanding on the vehicle and what has been paid) and what has been paid. This covers changes in circumstance such as redundancy, career change, etc