Directorate Change

Pendragon PLC
30 September 2005


                            PENDRAGON PLC ('Pendragon')

The Directors are pleased to announce the following changes in responsibilities
of its non-executive directors, which take place with immediate effect.

Senior Independent Director

The role of senior independent director is assumed by Mr John Holt. Mr William
Rhodes ceases in this role and continues as a non-executive director.    Mr Holt
(65) joined the board of Pendragon in November 1999. Prior to his retirement
from Price WaterhouseCoopers in 1998, he was head of Coopers and Lybrand's
computer assurance practice in the North of England. From 1994 he was a member
of Coopers and Lybrand's international audit software development team. Mr Holt
is chairman of the Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Nomination
Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Mr William Rhodes has handed over the role of Chairman of the Remuneration
Committee to Mr Mike Davies. Mr Davies (57) joined Pendragon in 2004. He is the
senior non-executive director of Taylor Woodrow plc and recently became the non-
executive chairman of Marshalls plc. He also serves as a non-executive director
on the board of a number of private companies. He is a member of the following
committees: Audit, Nomination and Remuneration.


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