Petrol now accounts for half of all fuel related searches on the Auto Trader marketplace, with diesel falling to 42%. In February 2017, diesel accounted for 64% of searches, and petrol just 33%. This month decline continues the trend from the January results, in which diesel accounted for 45% of searches by fuel type.London saw particularly prominent fluctuations, with searches for diesel falling 37% in the last two years from 63% in February 2017, to just 26% last month. Petrol searches spiked from 32% to 61% during the same period. AFVs, which will be completely exempt from the new ULEZ charges, have seen a growth in searches from 4% to 12%. This is significantly higher than the current total market (7%). Despite the dwindling searches, used diesel vehicles have held their value. Auto Trader’s Retail Price Index reports that the average price of a second-hand diesel in the UK in February was £14,309. This amounts to a 2.4% increase year-on-year. Petrol vehicle value also increased over the period, with used petrol values in February averaging at £11,249, marking a 2.8% increase on February 2018. Karolina Edwards-Smajda, Auto Trader’s commercial product director, said: “The latest used market results along with our… Read full this story
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