Holding(s) in Company

Inchcape PLC
6 May 2003

To: RNS

Section 198 - Companies Act 1985

By way of notification pursuant to paragraph 9.11, chapter 9 of The Listing
Rules, we submit a copy of a notification dated 5 May 2003, received from 
Fidelity Investments.

At the close of business on 5 May 2003, Inchcape plc's issued share capital was
77,837,245 Ordinary Shares of 150p each.  

From: Inchcape plc


NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK COMPANIES ACT

1. Company in which shares are held:     Inchcape Plc Ord 

2. Notifiable Interest:     Ordinary Shares

     A     FMR Corp
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company 
           (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds and Fidelity 
           Management Trust Company (FMTC), as US state chartered bank which 
           acts as a trustee or investment manager of carious pension and trust 
           accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders 
           and their holdings.)

     B     Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
           P.O. BOX HM 670
           Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

           Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
           including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL) and Fidelity 
           Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US 
           investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for 
           listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).

3.     The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of

           Mr Edward C Johnson 3d
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           A principal shareholder and Chairman of FMR Corp. and Fidelity 
           International Limited.

4.     The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized
       unit trust schemes in the U.K. notwithstanding the exemption from 
       reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985.

5.     These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
       notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for 
       the purposes of clarity. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate 
       that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, 
       Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
       or Mr Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of 
       the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these 
       notifications on a joint basis.

6.     The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4) (b) of the Act,
       namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled
       to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to 
       control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act
       respectively.

SCHEDULE A

SECURITY: ....Inchcape Plc Ord                                    Amendment #22


                      SHARES HELD   MANAGEMENT   NOMINEE/REGISTERED
(Ordinary Shares)                   COMPANY      NAME

                      88,460        FMRCO        State Street Nominees Limited
                   1,180,040        FMRCO        Chase Nominees Limited  
                      10,436        FMTC         MSCO
                      13,700        FMTC         State Street Nominees Led.
                      75,700        FMTC         Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited
                       4,100        FMTC         Brown Brothers Harriman
                      17,700        FMTC         Northern Trust
                      17,800        FMTC         State Street Bank & Trust
                      12,400        FMTC         Bank of New York- Europe
                      18,300        FMTC         National Cities
                         400        FMTC         State Street Bank & Trust
                      34,200        FMTC         JP Morgan Chase
                   2,077,054        FISL         Chase Nominees Ltd
                      17,700        FISL         Chase Manhattan Bank London
                      49,000        FPM          Mellon Bank
                     130,400        FPM          Bankers Trust
                       2,300        FPM          Credit Suisse FST BOS Zurich
                       3,300        FPM          Citibank
                      78,200        FPM          HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
                     201,949        FIL          Chase Nominees Ltd
                     973,644        FIL          Bank of New York London
                      10,400        FIL          Bankers Trust
                      87,360        FIL          JP Morgan
                     385,073        FIL          Northern Trust
                      85,600        FIL          State Street Nominees Ltd
                       9,000        FIL          Deutsche Bank
                       9,900        FIL          Mellon Nominees Ltd
                      66,000        FIL          Bank of New York, Brussels
                       2,300        FIL          National Australia Bank
                      65,038        FIL          Chase Manhattan Bank London
                     131,601        FIL          State Street Bank & Trust
                      10,900        FIL          Nortrust Nominees Ltd.
                       4,400        FIL          Citibank
                       1,300        FIL          PICG
                      18,031        FIL          JP Morgan
                     





TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES: .........5,893,676

CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE:   7.58%

SHARES IN ISSUE:       ...........77,794,424

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE
 LAST FILING:           ..........(985,059) ordinary shares          





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