Director Shareholding

Inchcape PLC
21 September 2001


                Inchcape Plc - Directors' Interests in Shares

On 21st September, 2001 Mourant and Co Trustees Limited, as trustee of the 
Inchcape Employee Trust, ('the Trust') acquired a total of 10,660 ordinary 
shares of 150p each in Inchcape plc ('the Company') at a price of 455p per 
share, all of which are to be used to satisfy options granted under the Inchcape
1999 Share Option Plan.

As potential beneficiaries under the Trust, each executive director of the 
Company is treated as being interested in all shares acquired by the Trust.

The directors of the Company who may be considered to be potential beneficiaries
of the shares detailed in this notification are:

Peter Johnson
Alan Ferguson