Transaction in Own Shares

Inchcape PLC
09 March 2006


9 March 2006
                                  INCHCAPE PLC

                          Share re-purchase programme


Inchcape Plc ('the Company') announces that on 8 March 2006, it purchased
100,000 ordinary shares of 150p each.  The price paid was 2525p.

The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.

Since the Company started buying back shares on 15 April 2005, it has acquired
1,781,338 ordinary shares.  Following the purchase of these shares the Company
holds 1,781,338 of its shares in treasury and has 80,040,049 shares in issue
(excluding treasury shares).


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