Drover Car subscription

mcnamee2808

Hi

I was wondering if anyone had any experience of Drover or any other car subscription.

I am visiting the UK from the USA - I'll be in the UK for upto 4-5 months at a time to visit family.

I have considered car leasing but the good deals tend to over longer durations. I have looked into car subscriptions such as Drover but wondered if anyone had any experience?

motorguy

mcnamee2808 wrote: »

Hi

I was wondering if anyone had any experience of Drover or any other car subscription.

I am visiting the UK from the USA - I'll be in the UK for upto 4-5 months at a time to visit family.

I have considered car leasing but the good deals tend to over longer durations. I have looked into car subscriptions such as Drover but wondered if anyone had any experience?

No experience of Drover but I think a lot of the car rental companies do long term rentals. Might be worth ringing some and checking.

Just checked Enterprise there..

https://www.enterprise.co.uk/en/car-hire/long-term-car-hire.html

dacouch

To add to Motorguys advice.

Try the UK and US versions of the websites using a vpn where appropriate as dual pricing is not uncommon and you may find the exchange rate works in your favour

jk0

I wonder if it would be worth buying a car, and sell it when you leave?


Have a look at Autotrader: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/

motorguy

jk0 wrote: »

I wonder if it would be worth buying a car, and sell it when you leave?


Have a look at Autotrader: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/

Chancey i'd have thought -

• get here
• buy a car (which will take time and effort)
• insure a car which could be tricky / pricey
• tax the car
• run the car for four months and hope it needs £0 maintenance
• find / pay for a reliable mechanic if it does
• sell the car in advance of leaving for a reasonable amount
• cancel the insurance
• hope that all of the above costs less than a long term rental

Seems a lot of effort with no guarantee of a saving?

rhysadams

mcnamee2808 wrote: »

Hi

I was wondering if anyone had any experience of Drover or any other car subscription.

I am visiting the UK from the USA - I'll be in the UK for upto 4-5 months at a time to visit family.

I have considered car leasing but the good deals tend to over longer durations. I have looked into car subscriptions such as Drover but wondered if anyone had any experience?

Might have missed the boat here, but I deal with Drover and have put a link on the referrer thread so we both get £50. Other companies to consider include Cocoon Group, Flexigo Cars and Short Term Car Leasing

Herzlos

If you're visiting family over here it's going to be a lot cheaper to borrow a car and get added to their insurance. Or just buying a car outright and leaving a family member to look after it (assuming this visit isn't a one-off).