Ford Transit 17-Seat Minibus
2026 · Minibus · Diesel · Manual · All Ford models
- Body type
- Minibus
- Emissions
- Euro 6
from £719 /month ex VAT
£862.80 /month inc VAT · initial rental £5,176.80 inc VAT
Estimate only — move the term, mileage and rentals down to see roughly how the monthly changes. We confirm your actual rental in writing.
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Guide price basis: 48-month term, 10,000 miles a year, 6 rentals down, maintenance excluded, ex VAT. Business contract hire — a fixed monthly rental over an agreed term and mileage, with the vehicle returned at the end. Maintenance can be added; excess mileage and end-of-lease condition charges are set out before you sign. Change the term, the mileage or the rentals down and the monthly changes with them.
Availability: Listings show the vehicles we can supply, not stock held on site. Specific variants, trim levels, body conversions and delivery dates depend on factory lead times and availability at the time you order, and some vehicles are build-to-order. Nothing is reserved for your business until we confirm it in writing. If we cannot get the exact vehicle you have asked for, we will tell you and set out the closest alternative we can.
Ford's factory-built 17-seat minibus on the long-wheelbase Transit chassis. Full passenger type approval, tracked seating options and a wide choice of access equipment.
- Sixteen passenger seats plus the driver in a factory-built conversion
- Full passenger vehicle type approval rather than an aftermarket conversion
- Tracked seating and wheelchair access conversions available
- Rear luggage space or a boot conversion available on the L4 body
A Ford Transit 17-seat minibus on business contract hire starts from a guide price of £719 a month ex VAT. It is the standard UK minibus for care providers, schools, colleges and staff transport — sixteen passengers plus a driver, with a factory build that carries full passenger vehicle type approval.
Guide price · from £719/month ex VAT (£862.80 inc VAT). This is an indicative “from” guide price, not a quote, and it is quoted against 48-month term, 10,000 miles a year, 6 rentals down, maintenance excluded, ex VAT. Your actual rental depends on the exact variant, the term, the mileage and the rentals down — we confirm it in writing before anything is agreed. Guide prices last reviewed 1 September 2026.
Availability: Listings show the vehicles we can supply, not stock held on site. Specific variants, trim levels, body conversions and delivery dates depend on factory lead times and availability at the time you order, and some vehicles are build-to-order. Nothing is reserved for your business until we confirm it in writing. If we cannot get the exact vehicle you have asked for, we will tell you and set out the closest alternative we can.
Can my business lease the Ford Transit without years of filed accounts?
Often, yes. Commercial underwriting looks at the business, its directors and whether the monthly rental is comfortably affordable — not only at how many years of accounts have been filed — so new limited companies are genuinely considered for the Ford Transit. We work best with good and fair credit profiles; adverse credit is reviewed case by case, and if we cannot help we will tell you honestly rather than leave you waiting. Asking for a guide quote on this van is free and commits you to nothing, and any agreement that follows is between your business and FleetMe.
Ford Transit — your questions
What licence do I need to drive a 17-seat minibus?
This is the question to get right before you order. Category D1 is the normal requirement; drivers who passed before 1 January 1997 usually hold it already. Category B holders can sometimes drive a minibus under specific not-for-hire-or-reward conditions and age and experience limits, so check each driver's entitlement individually.
Can it be converted for wheelchair access?
Yes, with a rear ramp or lift and tracked flooring so seats can be removed to create wheelchair positions. Restraints and anchorages must be correctly certified. Specify it at order stage — retro-fitting a lift to a leased minibus is expensive and messy.
Does a minibus need a tachograph or an operator licence?
It depends entirely on whether you carry passengers for hire or reward and how many seats the vehicle has. Community transport permits, PSV operator licensing and drivers' hours rules can all apply. Get this checked before you commit — the vehicle is the easy part.
How leasing with FleetMe works
We supply the vehicle. Your hire agreement is with FleetMe — there is no third party in the middle, and no one else sets your price. You tell us the vehicle, the term and the mileage you need; we confirm the monthly rental and what is included in writing before anything is agreed. It costs nothing to ask, and we will tell you honestly if we cannot help.
This is business contract hire: a fixed monthly rental over an agreed term and mileage, with the vehicle returned at the end. You are hiring it, not buying it, so there is no balloon payment and no option to purchase.
Get a written quote on the Ford Transit 17-Seat Minibus
The figures on this page are guide prices. Tell us the term and the annual mileage you actually need and we price your specification properly — rentals quoted ex VAT with the VAT-inclusive figure alongside.
- ✓ Your agreement is with FleetMe
- ✓ We confirm your quote in writing
- ✓ New limited companies considered
Thanks — your enquiry is in.
We’ll go through what you need and come back with a written quote, usually the same working day. Your agreement would be with FleetMe — we supply the vehicle, and we confirm it in writing before anything is agreed.
What happens next
- 1 We read what you sent us. We check the vehicle, the length and the mileage you asked for, and work out what we can do at that specification.
- 2 We come back with a written quote. Usually the same working day. It sets out the vehicle, how long you have it, the mileage, the initial rental and the monthly figure — ex VAT with the VAT-inclusive figure alongside.
- 3 You decide. Nothing is committed until you have that in writing and you are happy to go ahead. If we can’t help, we’ll tell you honestly and say why.
Nothing is committed at this stage, and if we can’t help we’ll tell you honestly rather than leave you waiting.
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