1 Month Car Lease

A rolling monthly car lease is the shortest commitment we offer, and it suits businesses that can’t forecast past the current quarter — a new starter before their company car arrives, cover while a vehicle is off the road, or a contractor between placements.

Prices on this page exclude VAT, because most of the businesses we deal with reclaim it.

Sometimes you just need a car, and you need it now-ish rather than for years. A 1 month car lease — our rolling monthly subscription — is the easiest way into a Drive Subscribe car: pick one, we deliver it, and you pay by the month with nothing locking you in. Keep it for a single month, roll it on for as long as it's useful, or hand it back when you're done. It's the shortest, most flexible term we do — and the simplest place to start.

Drive Subscribe is an ACL Automotive brand — FCA regulated, a BVRLA member, with over 20 years in UK vehicle leasing and fixed prices you can count on.

How a rolling monthly car lease works

You subscribe one month at a time. At the end of each month it simply rolls into the next, and it keeps going until you tell us you're finished — then we come and collect the car. No fixed end date and no long contract — you decide how long it runs. One month if that's all you need; several if it turns out you need more.

Who it's for

A rolling month fits whenever your need is real but the timeline's open:

If your situation isn't on the list, it probably still fits. Give us a call and we'll tell you straight.

What's included — and what isn't

Everything but insurance and fuel is wrapped into the monthly price: servicing and maintenance, road tax, breakdown cover, the manufacturer warranty, and free delivery and collection. Delivery is free across mainland Britain, excluding the Highlands. Because it rolls monthly, there's nothing to unwind if your plans change — you simply stop when you're ready. The two things you add are insurance and whatever goes in the tank.

One job stays with you beyond insurance and fuel: telling us when a service is due. The car counts down to it on the dashboard — ring us when it starts and we’ll book it at an approved service centre and pay for it. On a rolling month you may never see one, but check it anyway. Every other charge that can ever appear on an agreement is listed on our fees and charges page, rather than left in the small print.

You arrange the insurance, which keeps your cost honest. A policy built to cover anyone would come in higher than one built around you, so you take out cover for as long as you keep the car and cancel it when it goes back. We'll tell you exactly what you need before we drop the car off.

Getting your car

We deliver free across mainland Britain, Highlands aside, and collect for free at the end, and it's usually about 10 to 14 days from order to your door. Worth knowing up front: a rolling month suits a planned short gap — a move, a new posting, a car you know will be off the road a while — more than a same-day emergency. If you need something on the drive today, a daily rental will cover the first few days; for a month or more, this is the better-value way to do it.

The price you see is the price you pay

Each car's monthly price defaults to Business, excluding VAT — the figure you see is what you pay, with Personal pricing a toggle away. Sort by price and you'll find the cheapest one month lease for the car you actually want.

Getting started takes your first month's rental up front, a one-off £195 plus VAT documentation fee, and a refundable deposit that's returned once the car comes back in good order. After that you're billed month by month, for as long as you keep the car — and not a month more.

Mileage, in plain numbers

You get the choice of either 1,000 or 2,000 miles for the month. Go over and it's 65p a mile plus VAT, charged only on the extra — and you'll see the rate before you order, never after. Know you'll cover big distances? Tell us and we'll look at your options.

Leasing one through the business?

A rolling month is a tidy way to put a new starter or a bit of temporary cover on the road without committing the business to anything — one clean monthly cost, cancel it the moment the need passes.

The VAT and tax treatment on a car is different from a van, so it's worth a quick word with your accountant, but as a short, flexible business expense it's hard to beat.

Start short, stay as long as you like

A month is just the starting point. Because it rolls, you're never boxed in: hold the car month to month for as long as it earns its place, and if you decide you want it for the longer haul, you can move onto a three, six, twelve or eighteen month term — often at a better monthly rate — whenever it suits you.

You stay in control of how long, and you're always free to hand it back. Start short, keep every option open.

Cars and vans, same simple terms

Cars or vans both roll by the month — from a small hatchback to a work van.

Handy when you need something specific for a few weeks, or a stand-in that could stay a while, without committing beyond the month you're in.