Crash cushions and impact attenuators cost from around £4,000 for a low-speed trailer unit to £60,000+ for a fleet package, bought overwhelmingly by traffic management hire companies rather than the contractors they protect.
Yes, crash cushions 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 £4,000 to £60,000, and most deals are written over 24-84 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
£4k – £60k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Faster on drawdowns against an existing fleet facility
Rates From
5.2% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical crash cushion price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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For UK limited companies with 3+ months’ trading and monthly revenue.
On a purchase price of £15,000: a 10% deposit of £1,500, then 48 monthly payments of £316 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £16,668, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trailer-Mounted Impact Attenuator (Low Speed) | £4,000 - £9,000 | Low-Speed Attenuator |
| Trailer-Mounted Impact Attenuator (High Speed) | £10,000 - £20,000 | High-Speed Attenuator |
| Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) System | £15,000 - £35,000 | Truck-Mounted System |
| Fleet Package (5+ units) | £30,000 - £60,000 | Fleet Stock Package |
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A crash cushion bought by a hire company is treated as plant and machinery, so it qualifies for the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting the business deduct the cost from taxable profits in the year each unit is bought, up to the current £1,000,000 annual limit across the whole business. Where a fleet is bought through a facility with several drawdowns spread across a financial year, each drawdown is treated as a purchase in its own right for allowance purposes, so a facility structure does not reduce what a growing fleet can claim. Under a Finance Lease you do not own the asset, so payments are instead deducted as a business expense rather than claimed as an allowance. Always confirm the treatment with your accountant before agreeing a facility structure.
Crash cushions and impact attenuators, used to protect work crews and road users at roadworks and highway maintenance sites, are bought almost entirely by traffic management hire companies rather than the contractors whose sites they protect. A hire operator's credit case rests on how many units are deployed across its region at any one time, since demand tracks scheduled highways and utility work rather than any single client's contract. Because attenuators are safety-critical equipment bought in growing or refreshed batches rather than singly, lenders in this sector commonly structure a facility that funds repeated purchases across the year rather than treating each unit as a separate application. Replacement is driven by damage sustained in genuine impacts, which write off a unit outright, and by wear to the trailer chassis and lighting from constant deployment and recovery, rather than by a fixed service life.
Some specialist lenders consider businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options may be available. Fundably may use a soft credit check for matching, which does not affect your credit score. A hard check may happen if you choose to proceed with a lender.
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