What is a rental fleet?
A fleet rental is the group of vehicles that a company hires. A business will work with a leasing company to source the vehicles they need, at the volume and locations they need them.
This allows the business to adjust the size of their fleet according to seasonal demand and reduce costs during quieter periods. It can also be used to prevent disruptions to business operations when contract hire vehicles are scheduled for a maintenance or repair.
Here at Zenith, we offer all vehicle types (from hatchbacks to HGVs) with flexible terms and contract durations, ensuring that your hire vehicles support your fleet and wider business needs.
Why choose a rental hire for your fleet?
Hire vehicles are convenient and flexible.
Businesses benefit from cost- and time-efficient systems, without worrying about the vehicle’s maintenance, servicing, or depreciating value.
Even with a long-term lease, our team will schedule and arrange the vehicle’s maintenance, servicing, and repairs – so it’s off your to-do list!
How does it work?
Our dedicated Rental team are on hand to help you find the best vehicle for your needs, as well as advising on the most appropriate agreement length, mileage, and other options to help tailor our service to your business.
Insurance, maintenance, and breakdown is all included as standard. So, once you’ve got the keys, you’re all set!
Whether you want to pick up the phone, email, or reserve a vehicle online in only 60 seconds via our online booking portal, we’re here to get you road ready.
Benefits of business vehicle hires
- Convenience – with over 300,000 vehicles across our 1,500 strong network, we can get you the vehicles you need, when and where you need them.
- Flexibility and scalability – increase and decrease your fleet according to seasonal demand, resulting in lower costs during quieter periods.
- Tax-efficient – depending on the type of lease, you may be able to deduct the full cost of the lease payment from taxable profits or reclaim the VAT – meaning its more tax-efficient than buying a vehicle outright.
- Dedicated customer service team – our team will manage everything and keep your drivers moving, even if they hit a bump in the road.
Fleet rentals FAQs
Yes, if you’d like your employees to use the vehicle for personal journeys, we can accommodate this within the agreement.
Just a heads up – the employee needs to make sure that the vehicle is returned within the agreed mileage and cannot take the vehicle outside of the UK without prior agreement, as we won’t be able to reach them for breakdown or repairs if they are abroad.
Depending on the rental, the cost may be tax deductible, or you can reclaim the VAT. Our team will be able to advise on the most tax-efficient options for your business.
As long as you need them to be! We offer long- and short- term rentals to allow your business to adapt your fleet to your needs – whether that’s to cater to seasonal or impromptu demand.
Yes, although this may be dependent on the model you choose. Branding must be removed before vehicle return at the end of the contract.
Yes, we offer all fuel types including EVs, across a wide range of makes and models.
Yes, you’ll agree on a mileage limit as part of your agreement. If you need to increase your mileage limit, there will be opportunities to amend your agreement.
If the vehicles exceed the mileage, a charge will be applied, usually expressed as a pence-per-mile rate agreed at the outset.
The vehicles will be returned to Zenith, or you can opt to extend your agreement.
Our team will be in touch near the end of your contract and can arrange for the vehicle to be collected or dropped off at a convenient location.
Yes, but early termination charges may apply depending on the agreement.
The vehicle should be returned clean, in a good condition (proportionate to the length of the lease), and within the agreed mileage.
If a driver has an accident or breaks down, they need to contact our team as soon as it is safe to do so.
We recommend that anyone that will be driving the vehicle saves these numbers to their phone for easy access:
- Accident management: 0344 848 8080
- Breakdown & recovery: 0330 134 8768
Want to know more about our rental service?
Get in touch with our team to find out more about how we can help or to set up an account.
