What Is Business Contract Hire? A Simple Definition

Business contract hire is an agreement which allows a company to hire a vehicle at a fixed rate for an agreed period of time. (As the name suggests, it is strictly for business’ only.) The payment plan is an initial deposit followed either by 24, 36 or 48 monthly rentals in almost all cases. These [...]

Business Contract Hire: Vehicle Health Check Guide

Taking care of your car, so it can take care of you. To make the most of your maintenance package, we recommend regularly checking the health of your vehicle. Your car will run better, be safer and be cheaper to run.  Read through this guide for tips on how to check your vehicle, below you [...]
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What Is Hire Purchase? A Simple Definition

Hire purchase is an agreement which allows you to finance the purchase of a vehicle over an agreed period of time. It is purely a finance package and does not include maintenance or other added-value services. The lessee pays an initial deposit and then a series of monthly payments for the term of the contract. [...]
Finance Lease

What Is Finance Lease? A Simple Definition

Finance lease is only available to businesses, not private individuals. Your business can be either VAT registered or non-VAT registered. It is a very flexible agreement and offers a wide range of options to suit the business needs. Finance Lease Has Many Benefits For Business Set Your Deposit Amount 3, 6 or 9 payment deposits [...]
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The Parking Fine Process For Your Hired / Leased Vehicle

The Parking Fine Process  As the registered keeper of your vehicle, AMI Vehicle will receive all parking charge notices (PCN's) that are issued for your vehicle. These include, congestion charge fines, bus lane fines, parking fines, speeding fines, LEZ & ULEZ fines. As we are not in control of the vehicle at the time of [...]
Personal Contract Hire

What Is Personal Contract Hire? A Simple Definition

Personal contract hire is a long term vehicle rental agreement, similar to business contract hire but set up for private individuals. The payment plan is an initial deposit (minimum of 3 payments) followed by either 24, 36 or 48 monthly payments. These are not payments towards ownership; they are for the vehicles hire. At the [...]

Business & Personal Contract Hire: Fair Wear And Tear Guide

When you take on a hire agreement, you will be contractually obliged to return the vehicle in an acceptable condition to AMI. If you’ve hired a vehicle for a long period of time, we understand there will be a certain degree of fair wear and tear when the vehicle returns. If you've not hired a [...]
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