Robinson's Garage which operates one of the UK's largest driving instructor car leasing operations has been sold!
The Driving Instructor Centre which was established in 1921 was until the acquisition by finance and fleet management services company Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions a privately owned company.
I'm not sure of the impact of the sale on the driving school leasing operation, but the Managing Director Mark West is reported to be staying with Robinson's Garage Ltd.
I currently lease my driving school car on lease from the Instructor Centre in Leicester, but haven't received any communication from them yet (the sale was annouced on Dec 5 2008), so I'm thinking it is still business as usually for the time being. If anything changes, I'll update this post.
Press release from Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions
