Directorate Change

Inchcape PLC
14 September 2005



14 September 2005

                     Alan Ferguson, Group Finance Director

Further to the announcement made on 6 May 2005, Inchcape plc, the international 
automotive services group, confirms that Alan Ferguson, Group Finance Director, 
has today resigned from the Board of Inchcape.

Alan leaves Inchcape to take up the position of Group Finance Director at BOC
Group plc.

A further announcement on his successor will be made in due course.


Notes to editors

For further information, please contact:

Group Communications, Inchcape plc
020 7546 0022

Hogarth Partnership Limited (John Olsen/Barnaby Fry)
020 7357 9477

Inchcape, an international automotive services group, provides quality
representation for its manufacturer partners, a choice of channels to market and
products for its retail customers and a range of business services for its
corporate customers. Operations are focused on Australia, Belgium, Greece, Hong
Kong, Singapore and the UK. Inchcape's activities include exclusive Import,
Distribution and Retail, Business Services, automotive E-commerce and Financial
Services. Our key manufacturer partners are Toyota/Lexus, Subaru, BMW, the
Premier Automotive Group of Ford, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen.

For further information, visit us at www.inchcape.com




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