SelfDrive Mobility is seeking to companion with UK dealerships to supply a subscription providing as a substitute for supplemental automotive rental enterprise.
The corporate, which relies within the UAE, is now getting into the UK and believes launching a subscription providing may also help sellers to monetise idle new or used stock, improve automotive utilisation and attain a broader buyer base “with out further infrastructure”.
The enterprise is seeking to compete on affordability with PCP finance affords, by providing fashions on subscription from £199 a month, absolutely inclusive of insurance coverage, servicing and upkeep.
Drivers can even go for a 3 months’ subscription on choose automotive fashions from £249 per thirty days.
In a bid to cut back obstacles to entry, SelfDrive can also be providing fashions with no deposit or preliminary rental value.
SelfDirect’s founder Soham Shah informed Automotive Administration: “Our tech platform plugs instantly into the vendor administration system permitting them to record automobiles in actual time and dynamically supply providers like day by day, weekly or month-to-month subscriptions and yearly lease.
“We handle buyer acquisition, verification, cost, and help – guaranteeing incremental income with zero operational overhead for our companions.”
Whereas unable to share names at this early stage of its UK launch, SelfDrive Mobility stated it’s in “energetic collaboration” with a number of established vendor teams in Larger London, Birmingham and Manchester.
Manufacturers like VW Group, Kia and Hyundai are already stay on SelfDrive’s platform.
Progress of flexible automotive subscription providers has been restricted as but. In 2024 Volvo Automotive UK wound down its subscription service 4 years after launch.
However among the persevering with service suppliers reminiscent of Dribe nonetheless imagine it affords new mobility choices for individuals who do not wish to decide to a specific automotive for a number of years.
A regional method and blend of latest and used choices
SelfDrive UK, which is the buying and selling identify of Pinewoods Expertise UK based mostly at Chiswick Enterprise Park in West London, is launching within the UK with a regional-first technique, initially specializing in key city and high-demand mobility corridors like London, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh.
The service is being aimed toward city professionals, expats and enterprise customers who’re shifting from possession to usage-based fashions.
A nationwide rollout will comply with progressively, “aligned with vendor community enlargement and demand patterns”, the corporate says, and SelfDrive Mobility will supply new and manufacturer-approved used automobiles on subscription.
Shah stated: “The precedence is high quality and reliability, so all automobiles—new or used—bear strict eligibility standards and are available absolutely maintained, insured, and subscription-ready.
“This hybrid method provides customers extra selection and offers sellers extra alternatives to maximise car motion.”
SelfDrive is concentrating on a buyer base of fifty,000 energetic subscribers within the UK throughout the subsequent three years. It says it already has greater than 1.5 million subscribers utilizing the service throughout the Center East.
This consists of a mixture of particular person shoppers (millennials, digital nomads, expats), company customers (senior executives, project-based consultants), and SMEs.
Shah added: “We’re not simply launching a automotive subscription service, we’re redefining how UK drivers entry automobiles.
“With SelfDrive, subscribing to a automotive is as simple as ordering a takeaway. We’ve stripped away the paperwork, deposits, and delays, so customers get on the highway in minutes, not days.”
