Short term vehicle leasing, every offer in one place
You need a vehicle for a few months, not a few years. All our vehicle leasing offers live on this page — every short term vehicle lease we do, cars and vans, one month to eighteen. Filter it however suits you. And if you're not sure yet how long you need to lease a vehicle for, that's the more useful question. It's the one this page answers.
Set your term, your fuel and your vehicle type. Sort by price if you're hunting the best vehicle lease deals. Prices default to Business, excluding VAT — switch to Personal to see prices with VAT added.
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Not sure how long you need it for?
Most people arrive knowing roughly — a few months, most of a year — but not exactly. Our short term vehicle leases run from one month to eighteen. Here's how they actually differ.
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| 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 9 months | 12 months | 18 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it works | Rolls monthly | Fixed term | Fixed term | Fixed term | Fixed term | Fixed term |
| Best for | An open-ended gap | A bridge with a date on it | Settling in somewhere new | A contract or project | A year, then a rethink | The longest we do |
| Miles per month | 1,000 or 2,000 | 1,000 or 2,000 | 1,000 or 2,000 | 1,000 or 2,000 | 833, higher available | 833, higher available |
| Extra miles | 65p | 65p | 40p | 40p | 40p | 40p |
| Documentation fee | £195 plus VAT | £95 plus VAT | £95 plus VAT | £95 plus VAT | £95 plus VAT | £95 plus VAT |
| Monthly price | Highest on 1 month, lowest on 18 — the longer the term, the lower it tends to run | |||||
Every vehicle lease agreement here includes servicing, road tax, breakdown cover, warranty, and free delivery and collection. Insurance and fuel are yours to sort — here's why.
The deposit doesn't change with the term. It's set by the vehicle, from £750 on cars and £2,000 on vans. It's refundable, and you'll know your figure before you order.
Round down, not up
If you only read three lines, read these.
How to lease a vehicle
How car leasing works walks through the whole process, start to finish — what you pay and when, how mileage works, and what happens on the day it goes back.
Looking for vehicle lease deals near you?
There's no forecourt to drive to. Wherever you are on the British mainland outside the Highlands, we bring the vehicle to your home or your workplace — free — and collect it free at the end.
So the deals near you are the same deals as everyone else's, at the same price. That's rather the point.
Highlands, islands or Northern Ireland: give us a call and we'll check what's possible.
Always a newer vehicle
Filter to EV/Hybrid for electric vehicle lease deals across every term. Twelve months is long enough to find out whether an EV genuinely fits your driving before committing to four years of one — which is a rather better test than a weekend loan.
Browse our new vehicle lease deals knowing most come straight from the manufacturer with delivery miles only — nothing we lease is more than twelve months old.
Vans on the same terms as the cars
Panel vans, crew vans and pickups sit in the same list, on the same one-to-eighteen-month terms. After the best commercial vehicle lease deals? Filter to Van and sort by price.
Short term lease vehicles suit a business with a contract that has an end date, a vehicle off the road, or a run of work you're not ready to buy a van for.
Two differences worth knowing up front: van prices are quoted excluding VAT, and the deposit is £2,000 rather than the £750 that cars start at. Both are on the page before you commit to anything.
The numbers are on the page, not behind a quote form
Mileage allowance. Cost per extra mile. The documentation fee. The deposit. What's in the monthly price and what isn't. It's all written down on every term page, before you speak to anyone.
We're not claiming that makes us the cheapest. It makes us the easiest to check — which matters more when you're comparing four companies on a Tuesday night and three of them want your phone number first.
One thing we’ll say here rather than leave you to find in the terms: servicing is paid for by us and booked by us, at an approved service centre — but you have to tell us when it’s due. The car counts down to it on the dashboard; we can’t see your mileage from here. Ignore that countdown by more than 500 miles and the manufacturer’s warranty lapses, and there’s a £500 plus VAT fee attached to a missed service. It’s one call, and we’d rather you knew now than read it later. The full list of charges is on our fees and charges page.
Drive Subscribe is an ACL Automotive brand. ACL Automotive Contracts has been arranging vehicle contracts for over twenty years, and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as an owner and broker of hire — the vehicles are ours — and a member of the BVRLA.
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Common questions
What is leasing a vehicle?
You pay a fixed monthly amount to use a vehicle that stays ours. Servicing, road tax, breakdown cover and warranty are built into the price. At the end you hand it back — there's nothing to sell and no value to lose. Like a phone contract, for a car or a van.
Can you trade in a leased vehicle?
No — a leased vehicle isn't yours to trade. It belongs to us throughout, which is exactly why you're not carrying its depreciation. What you can do is swap it. At the end of your term, move to a different vehicle and we'll handle the changeover on the same day.
Which short term car lease length do most people take?
Most people take a six or twelve month car lease, and most of them are businesses. Nine is nearly always a project with an end date. One month is what people take when they can't yet say.
Why does a shorter term cost more per month?
A shorter car lease costs more per month because the vehicle spends more of its life being prepared, delivered and collected, and less of it being driven. The longer you keep it, the further that cost spreads. Same reason a week's car hire costs less per day than a single day does.
Should I round my car lease term up or down?
Round your car lease term down. Torn between six and nine? Take six. Extending is a phone call before your term ends. Ending early isn't — on a fixed term you're liable for the rentals you've got left, so a six month lease ended in month four still costs you the last two.
How much is the deposit on a short term car lease, and does it change with the term?
It doesn't change with the term — it's set by the vehicle, with a minimum of £750 on cars. Vans are a flat £2,000. The deposit itself isn't VATable. It's refundable, you'll know your figure before you order, and it comes back after collection less anything due for excess mileage or damage.
Who arranges servicing on a short term vehicle lease?
We do — servicing and maintenance are inside the monthly price on every term here, and we book the work at an approved service centre. What we ask in return is a phone call when your car or van says a service is due, because we can’t see your mileage from here. On the shortest terms you may never reach one; from nine months upward, most vehicles will.
Looking for more? See our full car lease FAQs.
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Tell us roughly how long you need a vehicle for and what it's for. We'll come back with two or three options across different terms, with the real monthly cost of each — and we'll say if a longer lease would serve you better.
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The flexible short term car & van lease service from ACL Automotive Contracts. FCA regulated, BVRLA member, 20+ years in vehicle leasing.
© Drive Subscribe is a trading style of ACL Automotive Contracts Ltd 2026
Drive Subscribe is a trading style of ACL Automotive Contracts Limited, who are registered in England | Registered number 06296885 | VAT number 338 855 754 | DPA number Z100466X
ACL Automotive Contracts Limited t/a Drive Subscribe are an owner and broker of hire who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registration number 730720. Member of the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA). Complaints we cannot resolve may be referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service. Prices shown are indicative and subject to status and availability.