Holding(s) in Company

Speedy Hire PLC
17 October 2006


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Speedy Hire PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International
Ltd (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

HOLDING OF SHAREHOLDER


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                   FPM           150,800
CITIBANK LONDON                                          FPM            76,900
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                FPM           112,500
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                    FPM           115,000
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                  FISL           237,301
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN LTD                              FIL           692,492
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                   FIL           534,300
STATE ST BK AND TR CO LNDN                               FIL            32,300
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                FIL            28,800
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                              FII           250,000
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO                           FIJ            31,000


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

NOT INFORMED


6. Percentage of issued class

NOT INFORMED


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

NOT INFORMED


8. Percentage of issued class

NOT INFORMED


9. Class of security

ORDINARY 5P SHARES


10. Date of transaction

NOT INFORMED



11. Date company informed

16 OCTOBER 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

2,261,393


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.94%


14. Any additional information

N/A


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

NEIL CHRISTOPHER O'BRIEN
[phone]


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Neil Christopher O'Brien


Date of notification

17 OCTOBER 2006


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