Notice of pre-close statement

Inchcape PLC
28 November 2003

Friday, 28 November 2003

              Inchcape notice of pre-close trading statement

Inchcape plc, the international automotive services group, will be issuing a
pre-close trading statement to the market on Monday, 15 December 2003.


Notes to editors

Inchcape, as an international automotive services group, provides quality
representation for its manufacturer partners, a choice of channels to market and
products for its retail customers and a range of business services for its
corporate customers. Operations are focused on the UK, Greece, Belgium,
Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Our key manufacturer partners are Toyota/
Lexus, Subaru, Ferrari/Maserati, BMW and the Premier Automotive Group of Ford.
Inchcape's activities include exclusive Import, Distribution and Retail,
Business Services, automotive E-commerce and Financial Services.

For further information, please contact:

Group Communications, Inchcape plc  020 7546 0022

John Olsen/Tom Leatherbarrow, Hogarth Partnership Limited  020 7357 9477

For further information, visit us at www.inchcape.com


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