January has been an odd month really, here at A1 we have found it difficult to source run of the mill cars and stock levels at our suppliers have been dwindling.

There are a few reasons we think for this situation. Firstly dealers had let stock levels run down throughout the later part of 2008 and January has seen replenishment of their stock levels. Secondly due to the credit crunch all the major hire companies have decided to run their vehicles for longer meaning less stock between 3-12 months old. This has kept prices from falling at such rates as we have seen last year, in fact if anything prices on some models could have seen a slight increase from November last year.

We do however expect the situation to change throughout February and into March, with more nearly new vehicles becoming available and with the new plate change, more used vehicles becoming available.