Thank you to our business leasing customer, from Wolverhampton (West Midlands), for sending through pictures of their latest luxury vehicle – the Range Rover Sport. As a partnership, which a common business constitution for solicitors, accountants and surveyors (amongst other service professionals), there were some queries about the underwriting process. To be clear, contract hire […]
Archives for October 2018
In Review; BMW X3 xDrive20d M Sport 5dr Step [Auto]
Thank you to our leading BMW supplier, BMW Park Lane for sending the new luxury SUV, which is the BWM X3, for our CarLease UK team to test and review. Without doubt, our newest offers on this car is one of the best deals to grab just before the Christmas period. As a credit broker, […]
2040 Diesel Ban?! What’s it all about…
What is the petrol and diesel ban all about? As we stand, by 2040 all cars and vans must be what is labelled “effectively zero emissions” by the government. This is part of government plans to tackle air pollution, fossil fuel use and global warming. With a parliamentary committee report this week describing the plans […]
Tesla delivers $311m quarterly profit
Tesla has reported a quarterly profit for just the third time in its 15-year history. The electric car-maker made a record $311.5m (£241m) in the three months to 30 September, as the pace of its car deliveries accelerated. The result is a victory for chief executive Elon Musk, who had promised a profit to investors […]
In Review; Mercedes A200 AMG Line 5dr Auto (Petrol) [New Shape]
Firstly, a big thank-you to our local personal car lease customer from Leigh (Greater Manchester) for choosing the CarLease UK team to supply their brand-new Mercedes A-Class. As an online vehicle supplier, many of customers are not local to us, so it is rewarding when we do get the opportunity to work closely with customers […]
Help + Advice; How to Add Spec/ Extras to your Lease Car
When you start looking for your new lease car, picking the alloy wheels, leather seats, certain trim levels, navigation packages and technology packages can start to make a standard car into a very personalised vehicle. Some leasing deals do not allow for optional extras to be added, some do, some manufacturers do not offer optional […]
New Mercedes A Class (AMG Line) Specification – Up Close & Personal
With the launch of the new Mercedes A Class taking the CarLease UK team by storm we simply had to get up close and personal with this fresh-face-lifted executive hatchback and check out some of the finer details of the cockpit, trim levels, options, seats and searing wheels as well as alloys and some exterior […]
In Review; Mercedes (New) A200 AMG Line Premium 5dr (Auto)
Thank you to one of our leading Mercedes suppliers, Lookers Mercedes (London), for organising the new A-Class for the CarLease UK team to demo and review. With the new a-class launching earlier this year, it is tremendously useful for our team to test-drive and photograph the product, as we want to ensure that we sell […]
In Review; BMW 330e M Sport 4 Door Step Auto (PHEV)
Thank you to our business leasing customer, from Norwich, for sending through pictures of their new fleet addition – the BMW 3 series PHEV. Like many company car users, the driver we spoke to was very cost-conscious about company car tax. As such they entered into a conversation with our sales team – should I […]
Driver-less Taxi’s in London by 2021
Self-Driving cars take another huge step to reality as Addison Lee announces self-driving taxis in London by 2021. By 2021, driverless taxis may be quite normal. The London based Taxi company, Addision Lee thinks London is ready for driverless taxis within three years and over the weekend showed a mock up of the planned taxi. […]
IS TESLA GETTING ITS ACT TOGETHER AT LAST?
As Model 3 sales have increased in volume, Tesla revenue has spiked in the last financial quarter, according to their own reports. With income of $3.9bn in the three months through to June 2018, they have beaten the same quarter of last year by over 40%. Of the 39,800 cars delivered, over 18,000 of those […]
In Review; Mercedes GLA 200d AMG Line 5dr [Auto]
Thank you to our existing business lease customer, a leading electrical services firm from Edinburgh (in Scotland), for sending through pictures of their latest fleet addition – the Mercedes GLA. Adding this pre-registered SUV to our customers fleet was of course beneficial to us (we are here to supply new cars and vans) but this […]