First Day of Dealings

Vertu Motors PLC
20 December 2006

20th December 2006


                  Vertu Motors plc ('Vertu' or the 'Company')

           Successful £25.0 million fund raising and admission to AIM

Vertu Motors plc, the newly incorporated company seeking to acquire and
consolidate UK motor retail businesses, has today been admitted to the AIM
market of London Stock Exchange plc.  £25.0 million (£23.6 million net of
expenses) was raised for Vertu via an over-subscribed placing of 41,666,667
shares at a price of 60p per ordinary share, valuing the Company at £28.0
million.

Brewin Dolphin Securities is the nominated advisor and broker to Vertu Motors
plc.

Robert Forrester, CEO of Vertu Motors plc said:

'Vertu believes that it is excellently placed to contribute to the on-going
consolidation of the highly fragmented motor retail market.  I would like to
thank our new shareholders for their significant support at the start of our
journey. The high level of demand for the issue and the resulting funds raised
will enable us to work closely with our manufacturer partners on a number of
exciting acquisition opportunities.'


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For further information, call:

Andrew Kitchingman, Brewin Dolphin Securities                 Tel: [phone]

Billy Clegg/Edward Westropp, Financial Dynamics               Tel: [phone]



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