Currently reading: New car leasing costs spike on interest rate rise

Company car and van lease rates are up by 1.5% on average and by up to 2% in some cases

Increases in the Bank of England interest rate have caused a spike in the price of company cars and van leases by an average of around 1.5%, according to the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).

The organisation said the increase was “not uniform” among leasing companies but had been reported widely by its members and was primarily a response to the increase in the cost of finance between the time at which the customer placed the order and the delivery date.

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