Spread the cost of a brushcutter fleet from £3,000 to £40,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, brushcutter fleets are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £3,000 to £40,000, and most deals are written over 12–36 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£3k – £40k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £20k
Rates From
7.0% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical brushcutter fleet price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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On a purchase price of £10,000: a 10% deposit of £1,000, then 48 monthly payments of £211 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £11,128, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Small fleet, petrol brushcutters (5 units) | £3,000 – £6,000 | Small fleet (5 units) |
| Medium fleet, mixed petrol and battery (10 units) | £7,000 – £15,000 | Medium fleet (10 units) |
| Battery brushcutter fleet with charging station | £15,000 – £30,000 | Battery fleet with charging |
| Large contractor fleet (20+ units) | £20,000 – £40,000 | Large fleet (20+ units) |
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Brushcutters and strimmers are plant and machinery and qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance up to £1,000,000 in the year of purchase, whether bought as single units or as a fleet in one transaction. Because each machine has a relatively low individual value, a fleet purchase is a straightforward capital allowances claim with no structure-versus-plant apportionment to consider.
Brushcutter fleets are bought by grounds maintenance and landscaping contractors and by local authority and estate parks teams, most often to kit out a whole crew or a seasonal workforce in one purchase rather than replacing individual machines as they wear out. Buying a full set of handheld kit at once is a bigger single cost than routine one-at-a-time replacement, and finance lets a contractor make that purchase ahead of the season without a spike in spend at the point when contract income has not yet started to flow. Heavy daily commercial use wears engines, motors and cutting heads out considerably faster than domestic use, so fleet replacement cycles are shorter than for most other equipment on this list, and an increasing number of contracts, particularly for councils and historic sites sensitive to noise and emissions, now specify battery-powered machines rather than petrol. Because individual units have a relatively low value and wear heavily under commercial use, the secondhand market for handheld power equipment is thin, and most fleets are bought new rather than used.
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