Financing your fleet

What possibilities are there?

Different fleets, different solutions

There are different ways to finance your fleet, you can buy vehicles outright and manage them yourself or opt for a form of leasing which will provide you time and resources to focus on your core business. Below you can find an overview of the different financing options. LeasePlan is dedicated to helping you find the right solution for your company’s fleet strategy and budget.

	Buy	Management only	Financial lease	Operational lease
Company resources / money	Company funds the vehicles with company money (or bank loan)	Company funds the vehicles with company money (or bank loan)	Fleet management company funds the vehicles	Fleet management company funds the vehicles
Company resources / people	Company employee manages fleet services (ordering and managing vehicles, fuel, taxations, drivers)	Fleet management company manages fleet services (ordering and managing vehicles, fuel, taxations, drivers)	Company employee manages fleet services (ordering and managing vehicles, fuel, taxations, drivers)	Fleet management company manages fleet services (ordering and managing vehicles, fuel, taxations, drivers)
Commitment	Long term commitment as vehicles are owned by the company	Long term commitment as vehicles are owned by the company	Contracts are 3 to 4 years on average	Contracts are 3 to 4 years on average, with options to extend or flexible terms
Risk acceptance	Company takes on residual value risk	Company takes on residual value risk	Fleet management company takes on residual value risk	Fleet management company takes on residual value risk
Level of support	No support to finance vehicles or provide fleet services	Only support for fleet services, no support financing vehicles	No support for fleet services, only for financing vehicles	Different levels of fleet outsourcing are available

Benefits of operational leasing

Minimise risk
Reduce hassle
Lower costs

Why leasing?

Whether you have a few cars in your fleet or a few hundred, leasing makes your life easier with:

Reduced Total Costs of Ownership (TCO)
Less risk
Freed-up resources
Safe and happy drivers
Lower CO2 emissions

Together with LeasePlan, you can reduce your overall costs, improve driver safety and satisfaction, and meet your sustainability targets.

Hassle-free fleet management, so you can focus on what’s next for your company.

LeasePlan's Driver Contact Centre helped us save up to 2 hours a day of our fleet management time. With a 98% response rate, this service helps us to keep driver satisfaction high.

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Fleet solutions for

February 25, 2020

LeasePlan Fleet Management Services

We want to keep your company moving forward. Let’s have a look at how we can help you. From online tools to complete sustainability programmes.

February 24, 2020

It’s My Fleet for your fleet

We know that managing a fleet will never be straightforward, but we can make it a little easier. That’s why we’ve created My Fleet. This new online platform gives you the information you need to do your job – and it puts it all at your fingertips.

February 10, 2020

Sale and Leaseback

After staff, an organisation’s vehicle fleet is often the largest cost for a business. By selling your currently owned fleet to us, we can lease it back to you for a fixed monthly vehicle rental.

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