About Autodrive Options
The Company
In reaction to the common belief that UK supplied cars were overpriced, AutoDrive decided to champion the cause for motorists, both business users and private individuals.
Strategy
Success depended firstly on being able to establish and maintain commercial relationships with vehicle manufacturers & car dealers, also with vehicle underwriters and the UK car leasing companies. The vehicle manufacturers and car dealers to supply the vehicles at discounted prices, finance underwriters and car leasing companies to ensure a full range of financial services eg. Contract Purchase, Contract Hire, Finance Lease and Outright Purchase to name but a few, at the most competitive rates. Secondly SME business users and the general public had to be informed about car and van leasing.
Independence
In the last 3 years AutoDrive have been uniquely successful in establishing strong relationships with providers of both new and used cars and finance. We have developed a network of strategic partners, which allows us to offer national, regional and local businesses independent and objective advice on their choice of car leasing options and finance leases.
AutoDrive offer the UK ’s best car leasing value for money, we are not contracted to any of the finance companies, this provides us with the scope to source the most competitive interest rate in the marketplace. Car Financers and vehicle underwriters will invariably have exceptional rates for certain manufacturers, so therefore, our access to so many finance houses provides you the assurance that we can secure the very best interest rates for all vehicle acquisition styles.
Despite these close relationships with our partners, AutoDrive have zealously guarded our independence. The primary objective of offering impartial advice on whole life costs & car ratings, and then ultimately gaining customer confidence to supply them with the cheapest car contracts, is crucial to AutoDrive…………. ….. our success depends on it
Competitiveness
The car leasing industry in the UK is fiercely competitive: good news for AutoDrive and our clients. As part of a massive vehicle leasing alliance group, Autodrive enjoy huge leverage and buying power to ensure massive discounts, because as a group we purchase more cars and vans than any other network in the UK .
Autodrive’s partnership in the leasing alliance also allows us access to the best funding options and the cheapest interest rates offered from the UK ’s largest underwriters.
Vehicle acquisition and car leasing doesn´t need to be complicated at all says Neale McKeown M.D for Autodrive, and he should know, he has more than 15 years experience working for companies such as GE Capital, Neale knows the fleet management industry inside and out.
Complex tax rules regarding company cars mean it can be a minefield trying to calculate the most cost effective option. At Autodrive, Neale helps customers through the decision making process by asking the right questions. He says: I never have a make or model in mind when we start, but by asking customers what’s on their wish list, it helps me to make the best recommendation for them and their budget.
Choosing a car to lease is a very personal decision: that’s why there are approx 7000 different makes & models available in the UK , After all, we will always drive the cars we want and naturally most people want to drive a better car than they had last time.
Autodrive are the only Independent vehicle leasing brokers based in Rochdale , Lancashire . We are situated on South Parade - opposite the Butts Esplanade in the Town Hall Square .
The Butts is an outdoor pedestrian area which is used for events and promotions. The area covers 3,200 sq metres, and has been host to events such as the French Market, the Summer & Easter funfair/parades and the Summer 2005/6 Beach Parties etc. Rochdale’s magnificent Town Hall built in 1871 takes pride of place in the centre of Rochdale,
The Town Hall’s original clock tower destroyed by fire in 1883 and rebuilt in 1887 is also home to a majestic stained glass window, that was supposed to be one of Adolf Hitler's priority acquisitions should he have won the war. Rochdale takes it's name from its position on the River Roche but is probably best known for its Co-op. The beginning of the Co-operative movement which today still includes the well known national supermarket chain, was started in Rochdale .
Also well known for its textile industries including cotton, silk and wool. Situated at the foot of the Pennines - also known as "the back-bone of England ", Rochdale is twinned with other European towns such as Bielefeld in Germany and Tourcoing in France .
