THRIFTY CAR & VAN RENTAL

The new owner of the Thrifty Car & Van Rental UK franchise, Scot Group Ltd has come a long way, over the last 35 years. Scot Group is a family run Company, which commenced trading in 1971 with a fleet of three Mark II Cortinas, one Escort and five commercial vehicles, all of which were second hand.

The Company, initially called Scot Hire, began as a partnership between Clive Spokes and Maureen Bull, which was run from their home. Clive completed all the vehicle maintenance and Maureen ran the administrative side of the business.In 1973 they were able to rent a small office in a garage in Exeter, with 4 parking spaces. In 1976 negotiations were started to purchase the company’s first site. In June 1979 Scot Hire made its first bulk purchase, six Vauxhall Chevettes. Expansion has continued, ever since, with new branches being opened and the vehicle fleet growing in number as the years have gone by: Today Scot Group Ltd runs an average fleet of 9, 000 cars, and 3, 000 vans and minibuses.