Purchase of Own Securities

Inchcape PLC
5 April 2001

                                                                  5 April 2001

                                 Inchcape plc

                            Purchase of own shares

Inchcape announces that on 4 April 2001 it purchased for cancellation
1,780,000 ordinary shares of 150p each at an average price of 358.6p per
share. The highest price paid was 360p and the lowest price paid was 355p.

Since Inchcape started to buy back its ordinary shares on 21 March 2001 it has
repurchased for cancellation a total of 6,102,500 ordinary shares leaving
82,248,980 ordinary shares in issue.