Full Annual Report - Inchcape
Full Annual Report - Inchcape
Full Annual Report - Inchcape
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Financial statements<br />
Notes to the accounts continued<br />
21 Provisions<br />
Product<br />
warranty<br />
£m<br />
Vacant<br />
leasehold<br />
£m<br />
Litigation<br />
£m<br />
At 1 January 2009 59.3 9.4 14.0 19.9 102.6<br />
Charged to the consolidated income statement 30.4 6.7 2.2 2.8 42.1<br />
Released to the consolidated income statement (3.4) (1.8) (1.6) (4.9) (11.7)<br />
Effect of unwinding of discount factor 0.4 0.2 – – 0.6<br />
Utilised during the year (25.7) (3.4) (1.3) (5.2) (35.6)<br />
Subsidiaries acquired – – – 0.1 0.1<br />
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes (2.4) – (0.4) (0.9) (3.7)<br />
At 31 December 2009 58.6 11.1 12.9 11.8 94.4<br />
Other<br />
£m<br />
Total<br />
£m<br />
Analysed as: 2009<br />
£m<br />
Current 46.7 50.6<br />
Non-current 47.7 52.0<br />
2008<br />
£m<br />
94.4 102.6<br />
Product warranty<br />
Certain Group companies provide self-insured extended warranties beyond those provided by the manufacturer, as part of the sale<br />
of the vehicle. These are not separable products. The warranty periods covered are up to six years and/or specific mileage limits.<br />
Provision is made for the expected cost of labour and parts based on historical claims experience and expected future trends.<br />
These assumptions are reviewed regularly.<br />
Vacant leasehold<br />
The Group is committed to certain leasehold premises for which it no longer has a commercial use. These are principally located in<br />
the UK. Provision has been made to the extent of the estimated future net cost. This includes taking into account existing subtenant<br />
arrangements. The expected utilisation period of these provisions is generally over the next 10 years.<br />
Litigation<br />
This includes a number of litigation provisions in respect of the exit of certain motors and non-motors businesses. The majority of these<br />
relate to the exit of our former South American bottling business and shipping business. The cases are largely historic claims and are<br />
generally expected to be concluded within the next three to five years.<br />
Other<br />
This category principally includes provisions relating to residual values on leased vehicles, which are expected to be settled within<br />
three years.<br />
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<strong>Inchcape</strong> plc ¦ <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 2009