Contracts Explained
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What is Personal Contract Hire?
Personal Contract Hire is an agreement based on
a fixed term and mileage. An initial payment is required at
the beginning of the contract followed by monthly fixed payments
for the remaining term of the contract. You have the option to
add a maintenance package which is a fixed cost spread over
the term of the agreement. If you exceed the mileage agreed, you
would occur an excess mileage rate which is calculated in pence per
mile. At the end of the agreement you hand back the vehicle and
either start a new agreement or extended current. The benefits of
Personal contract hire is delivery charges are included as well as
your road fund licence depending on vehicle chosen.
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What is Business Contract Hire?
Business contract hire is similar to Personal Contract Hire. The
main difference between the two is that on a business contract hire
you can recover 50% of the VAT from the monthly rental. The
benefits of Business contract hire is delivery charges
are included as well as your road fund licence depending on
vehicle chosen.
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What is Personal Contract Purchase?
Personal contract purchase is a fixed term and mileage
agreement. Again, it's similar to Personal contract hire and
business contract hire but at the end of the agreement you have an
optional final payment. The optional final payment gives you a
choice to either purchase the car for the final amount or hand the
vehicle back, and start a new agreement. If you exceed the mileage
agreed, you would occur an excess mileage rate, which is calculated
in pence per mile. Personal Contract purchase only allows 12
months road fund licence.
FAQ's
A list of common questions we get asked here at Best Car Finder,
we hope this page will answer most of your questions and we will be
constantly updating over the coming months.
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Q: Are there any hidden charges?
A: No, the only other charge is a document fee, which can vary on
the contract and vehicle taken. The charge will always be stated at
the time of quotation.
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Q: How long is the period of lease?
A: Depending on the vehicle and contract chosen, our contracts
range from 6 - 60 months.
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Q: Is the road fund included?
A: Depending on the type of contract chosen, our contracts will
come with 12 months or for the duration of the contract.
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Q: Can I change the mileage on the
contract?
A: You can change the mileage on a contract up to the amount of
5,000 mpa depending on the contract chosen.
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Q: Who supply's the vehicle's?
A: All our vehicles are supplied via the UK dealer network.
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Q: Is delivery included?
A: Yes, delivery is included to a home or work address in the UK
mainland. The vehicle will also be collected at the end of the
contract.
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Q: Is warranty included?
A: Yes, you will receive a full UK warranty
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Q: Is roadside assistance included?
A: You will have either 12mths or 3 years depending on the vehicle
manufacture.
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Q: Is maintenance available?
A: Yes, maintenance is optional. Please call our friendly sales
team for more advice.
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Q: What if I need to end the contract
early?
A: You can cover yourself with early termination insurance, which
is an up front payment that will cover the cost left
outstanding.
Please call our friendly sales team for more advice.
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Q: Is Gap insurance available to cover shortfalls
between insurance?
A: Yes, Gap is available, Please call our friendly sales team for
more advice.
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Q: What Does Residual Value Mean
A: In car leasing, the residual value is the predicted value of
the vehicle at the end of the lease term - the higher the residual
value, the lower the monthly payments of your lease agreement.
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Q: What Does P11D Mean
A: A term used by the Inland Revenue for tax purposes. This
relates to the value of the vehicle after the cost of extras.
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Q: What Does PCP Stand For
A: Personal contract purchase (sometimes referred to as personal
contract plans). With a PCP agreement you have an option to pay the
final sum to the dealer to own the car, or alternatively you can
hand it back.
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Q: What Does The Number In Front Of The Total Amount Of
Months To Pay Mean
A: This is the number of initial payments payable by way of
deposit followed by the number of payments to be made each month
for the duration of the contract
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Q: What Does Depreciation Mean
A: This is how much the car's value reduces over the leasing
period. All vehicles depreciate in value as soon as you drive them.
The lower the level of depreciation, the less you will have to
pay.