Blocklisting Interim Review

Speedy Hire PLC
18 August 2005

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically.

To: The FSA

Date: 18 August 2005

AVS No: 534086

Name of applicant:                      Speedy Hire Plc

Name of scheme:                         SAYE Scheme

Period of return:            From:      21 February 2005  To:  18 August 2005

Balance under scheme from previous      1,000,000
return:

The amount by which the block scheme    Nil
has been increased, if the scheme has
been increased since the date of the
last return:

Number of securities issued/allotted    195
under scheme during period:

Balance under scheme not yet issued/    999,805
allotted at end of period

Number and class of securities          1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each on
originally listed and the date of       21 February 2005
admission

Total number of securities in issue at  43,144,878
the end of the period

Name of contact:         Anne Scheland

Address of contact:      Chase House, 16, The Parks, Newton-le-Willows,
                         Merseyside, WA12 0JQ

Telephone number of      01942 720000
contact:

SIGNED BY N C O'Brien

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised
officer,

for and on behalf of

Speedy Hire Plc
Name of applicant

If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may be
liable to prosecution.


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