The middle ground
6 month van leasing
Six months is the middle of our range: long enough that the monthly rental settles down, short enough that you are not committed to a vehicle for a year. It is business contract hire on a fixed monthly rental.
Get my quote →Why 6 months specifically
Six months is the term most businesses land on when they are not sure. It covers a half-year of work, it puts a decision point in the diary rather than a commitment on the books, and by then you know whether the van is the right one. If a contract runs to a year, take the twelve and pay less each month.
When 6 months is the right call
- A project or contract of roughly half a year
- A new business that wants a van now and a decision later
- Covering a role while you recruit
- Testing whether a second vehicle pays for itself
When it is not
If the work is genuinely open-ended, six months means doing this again in six months. Twelve costs less per month and buys you the year.
Sole traders
Business contract hire is for limited companies and LLPs. A sole trader is an individual rather than a company, so the product is vehicle hire, the same vehicles, the same 6-month term, and we never call it leasing on that route. Private individuals hiring for personal use are not supplied.
What 6 months actually costs
A monthly rental is the wrong number to compare terms on, because a shorter agreement always costs more per month and less in total. Our cheapest van is the Toyota Proace City L1 Diesel L1 1.5D 100 Icon at £650 a month ex VAT on today's guide rate, on a 3+5 profile. That means £1,950 as the initial payment and 5 monthly payments after it, so £5,200 ex VAT in rentals across the agreement, against £9,100 if you took the full twelve.
The two numbers in a profile do not add up to the term, which is the part most people get wrong. The first is the initial payment as a multiple of the monthly rental; the second is how many monthly payments follow it, which on a 12-month term is always eleven. So a 3+5 is 8 rentals' worth over 6 months, not 6.
| Term | Monthly ex VAT | Total rentals ex VAT | What you are buying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | £650 | £3,250 | The shortest we do |
| 6 months (this page) | £650 | £5,200 | The middle ground |
| 12 months | £650 | £9,100 | Our longest agreement |
Guide figures at the rate published on the stock list, which is quoted on a twelve-month term. Shorter terms are priced on enquiry and the monthly figure will be higher, so treat the totals above as the floor rather than the quote. The initial rental and any deposit are on top — what you pay up front works that out in full.
The vans we supply
Small, medium and large. Rates are monthly and exclude VAT.
Prices are guide figures ex VAT, pictures are illustrations, and nothing here is stock standing on a forecourt. What that means →
How to read these listings
Prices: Monthly rentals shown are guide prices and exclude VAT unless labelled otherwise. They are indicative “from” figures quoted against a 12-month term at the mileage allowance shown for the vehicle, and they move with the exact variant, the mileage, the initial rental and the outcome of underwriting. Last reviewed 1 September 2026. We confirm your actual monthly rental, and what it includes, in writing before anything is agreed.
Images: Vehicle images are computer-generated illustrations of a representative example, not photographs of the vehicle supplied. Exact trim, colour, body length, roof height and equipment vary by specification.
Availability: Listings show the vehicles we can supply, not stock held on site. Specific variants, trim levels, body conversions and delivery dates depend on factory lead times and availability at the time you order, and some vehicles are build-to-order. Nothing is reserved for your business until we confirm it in writing. If we cannot get the exact vehicle you have asked for, we will tell you and set out the closest alternative we can. Delivery is to business addresses in England and Wales, and we confirm the arrangements, the timing and any delivery cost on your quote.
Compare the terms
3 month van leasing
The shortest we do
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12 month van leasing
Our longest agreement
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What you pay up front
The day-one figure, not the monthly one
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Questions
Can I lease a van for 6 months?
Six months is the middle of our range: long enough that the monthly rental settles down, short enough that you are not committed to a vehicle for a year. It is business contract hire on a fixed monthly rental. Limited companies and LLPs take business contract hire; sole traders take vehicle hire on the same vehicles and the same terms.
Is 6 months cheaper than a longer agreement?
Per month, no. The cost of putting a vehicle on the road is spread across however many payments there are, so a shorter agreement costs more each month, not less. What a shorter agreement buys you is the option to stop. Whether that is worth paying for depends on how certain you are about the next year.
Is this a rental?
No. It is a lease with a fixed monthly rental and an agreed annual mileage, and the agreement is with FleetMe. We are not a daily or weekly rental desk and there is no counter to walk up to. The shortest agreement we write is three months.
What happens at the end?
The vehicle comes back. There is nothing to settle and nothing to sell, provided it is within the agreed mileage and in fair condition for its age. If you want to carry on, that is a new agreement agreed on the day rather than an automatic rollover.
Get a 6-month quote
Tell us the vehicle and the mileage you need. We come back in writing with the monthly rental and what is due when you sign.
Enquiry received, one step to go.
We can put a guide figure together from what you’ve told us. To confirm the vehicle, the monthly rental and a delivery date in writing, we need your business details and the underwriting information.
Next step · about 5 minutes
Complete your business application
It’s pre-filled from your answers. Nothing is committed until we confirm your quote and you sign.
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