Flexibllity and Financial Sense - The Case for Supercar Leasing

As of spring 2024, there appears to be a push back from some businesses in allowing working from home hours. It has become the accepted norm that a significant percentage of Londoners can choose to work from home on a Friday. Anyone who has tried to go out in the city quickly realises that Thursday evening is the new Friday with the pubs and restaurants crammed with workers catching up before they head away. Companies seem to be challenging this trend and are now asking workers to be available in the office on a Friday, with some allowing alternative days during the week to work from home, or simply stopping work from home altogether. In January this year Landsec, who own nearly six million square feet of London office space revealed they have seen the number of workers now in the office on a Friday at the highest level since 2022.

In the UK, on April 6th, we did see the introduction of the right to request flexible working (not the automatic right to flexible working), which could have a knock on effect with how people organise their lives. We now see a lot of A-typical practices such as compacted working days, reduced hours and staggered hours which could lead to some resistance to moving back to an office environment.

The London real estate sector is very influential and we could see new incentives, or even future legislation brought in to protect the London commuter model and the associated services which they support. Short term supercar leasing then becomes the sensible choice for those still adjusting to the new normal. Rather than risk the potential negative financial issues with supercar ownership, those that still want to drive a supercar are looking to supercar hire companies to help. This is helping mitigate the uncertainty about ongoing office commitments.

Working from home became the expected norm post-pandemic

Flexible working can mean we avoid commuting on busy days

Digital Nomads

Another post-pandemic consequence is a boom in digital nomads. These are individuals who are not tied to a particular location and explore the globe to temporarily set up roots anywhere to live and work. For these people, this often means stepping away from permanently owned major assets such as property and cars and forging a life where they fancy. They embrace the non-permanence of this lifestyle but some still want the buzz from driving a supercar. For this group, being able to drop into a city and find a short term supercar hire lease for the period of their stay is perfect for the flexibility required.

Supercar hire leases are very popular within the digital nomad community as they provide the versatility which comes hand in hand with this lifestyle. Not staying in one place for too long forces digital nomads into embracing change and what better way to celebrate this by choosing a different car for every city in which you live. Also, a lot of digital nomads supplement their income by exploiting social media to present the very best of their lives to their followers. Hiring a supercar is a great way to provide content which is engaging.

Brexit and Supercar Hire

Although very difficult to unpick from the changes in post-pandemic working, the influence of Brexit has also had an impact on how some people access supercars. As certain businesses reevaluate their long term future in London, the capital has seen some sectors such as finance and banking begin to alter. Some within the financial sector now split their time between London and other EU financial centres, meaning they are less likely to own their London property and own a supercar. Bankers will often now receive monthly payments to lease a car while seconded for business positions in the capital.