Why do business executives always seem to drive nice top of the range cars? Is it simply because they can afford to do so? Or is it because business has long since understood that image is important? In fact, successful businesses have long since understood that when you turn up to a meeting, the car you are driving can actually effect the projected company image, which in turn, affects their opinion concerning the success and dependability of your company.

Image isn’t everything when you are ordering a new car though, there are additional factors to consider. The size of your family could be important if you will be using the vehicle outside work for example, also if you have to pay for the fuel you use during the times you use your company car for personal use, then you may want to think about economy and perhaps even go for a diesel car. Some companies choose to drive estate cars as they have a lot of equipment that they need to transport either to jobs or trade shows.

Leasing vehicles by way of contract hire is an increasingly popular method of sourcing fleet vehicles, this is probably due to the fact that most businesses prefer the certainty that a fixed monthly bill per car brings, because the leased cars are always brand new, and are changed every few years, they are constantly covered by a manufacturers warranty, meaning the company is not exposed to any additional motoring costs like expensive garage repair bills.

When you lease a car you should not expect to have your options limited, in fact a good leasing company will offer more choice than a dealership would, and not less. This is because where a dealership would normally only sell one make of car, a leasing company will be able to source just about any make and model you care to think of. Also as the leasing company will normally buy the car especially for your lease you get to decide every last detail down to what colour bodywork and engine size the car should have.

Contract hire leasing is also available to members of the general public as well as businesses, and is growing in popularity. More and more people are waking up to the fact that purchasing a car outright is not really as wise a move as it first seems. Depreciation is better off avoided, and by leasing instead of buying you can be sure that you always have access to a new and reliable vehicle for a low monthly fee.

For car leasing and van leasing check out the lease4less website, we’ve got new offers each week.