Holding(s) in Company

Speedy Hire PLC
9 May 2005

Letter to: Speedy Hire Plc
Dated: 6 May 2005

Below are notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K. Companies Act
1985. Please note that while this information details the disclosable interests
of more than one entity, the disclosure below constitutes separate
notifications of interest which have been combined solely for purposes of
clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any of these
entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.

These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. For
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as Fidelity International
Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficial
holders.



Amendment 2

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - - U.K. COMPANIES ACT

1. Company in which shares are held:     Speedy Hire Plc

2. Notifiable interest:        Ordinary Shares

     Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 
     P.O. Box HM 670 
     Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

     Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, 
     including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion 
     (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), 
     Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), 
     Fidelity Pension Management (FPM) and Fidelity Investments 
     International (FII), investment managers for various non-US 
     investment companies and institutional clients.

3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:

     Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 
     82 Devonshire Street 
     Boston, MA 02109

   A principal shareholder of Fidelity International Limited.

4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit
   trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting 
   pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.

5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate 
   notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the 
   purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to 
   indicate that Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect 
   subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in 
   respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these
   notifications on a joint basis.

6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely
   where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a 
   right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of 
   such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.

By
Rani Jandu
Regulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance
Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004 by Eric D. Rolter
by and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and 
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.



Schedule A
                                                            Amendment 2
Security: Speedy Hire Plc

                               MANAGEMENT
                  SHARES HELD   COMPANY   NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME

                       37,300     FIJ     BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO  Total
                    1,587,302     FIL     BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX  Total
                        3,400     FIL     NORTHERN TRUST LONDON  Total
                       45,300     FIL     STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN  (S Total
                      208,160     FISL    JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH  Total
                       24,700     FPM     BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS  Total
                       76,900     FPM     CITIBANK LONDON  Total
                      160,152     FPM     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH  Total
                        2,900     FPM     NORTHERN TRUST LONDON  Total
                    2,146,114             Grand Total Ordinary Shares

Current ownership percentage:     5.05%

Shares in issue:     42,538,835

Change in holdings since last filing:     +184,350 ordinary shares


From: Fidelity International Limited


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