SAR - Nationwide Accident

Guinness Peat Group PLC
3 September 2001


Nationwide Accident Repair Services plc

In accordance with the Rules Governing Substantial Acquisition of Shares, the 
following is the text of a Disclosure sent today to the Company Secretary of 
Nationwide Accident Repair Services plc.


Disclosure of Interest in Shares Pursuant to Rule 3 of 
The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares

Guinness Peat Group plc and its subsidiary companies ('the Group') hereby notify
Nationwide Accident Repair Services plc ('Nationwide') that following market 
purchases of 60,000 Ordinary 25p shares ('Shares') on 9 March 2001, 50,000 
Shares on 13 March 2001 and 1,050,000 Shares on 31 August 2001 the Group's 
interest in the Shares of Nationwide now amounts to 5,459,483 representing 
20.65% of the issued share capital.

So far as the Group is aware, no person interested in the Shares is party to any
agreement or arrangement relating to the exercise of any rights conferred by 
holding the Shares subject to this notification.'

Guinness Peat Group plc

J R Russell 
Company Secretary