Molly Maid has switched its 300-strong car fleet to Toyota after previously providing Vauxhall Corsas to its 71 UK Franchise Owners.

It put the switch down to the Toyota Yaris’s competitive wholelife costs and Toyota’s overall reputation for reliability.

The new agreement means that around 100 cars will be supplied each year to Molly Maid’s franchise owners, each of which employs on average 12 maids.

The company’s vehicles are supplied on contract hire through HSBC, on either 10,000, 12,000 or 15,000-mile a year annual contracts, depending on area covered.