Purchase of Own Securities

Inchcape PLC
30 March 2001

                                                                 30 March 2001

                                 Inchcape plc

                            Purchase of own shares

Inchcape announces that on 29 March 2001 it purchased for cancellation
1,175,000 ordinary shares of 150p each at an average price of 376.5p per
share. The highest price paid was 380p and the lowest price paid was 375p.

Since Inchcape started to buy back its ordinary shares on 21 March 2001 it has
repurchased for cancellation a total of 2,822,500 ordinary shares leaving
85,528,980 ordinary shares in issue.