Petrol-powered internal combustion engines remain in strong demand with British used car buyers. Diesel power plants predictably witnessed a decline with larger diesels (especially saloons) now being a higher risk buy due to changing ULEZ standards/regulations, plus higher running costs overall.
Used electric cars reached a record 118,973 sales, an increase of almost 91 per cent over 2022. Despite this growing interest and demand, electric cars accounted for just 1.6 per cent of the overall British used car market. Sales of previously-owned hybrids and plug-in hybrids also saw huge increases, with all ‘alternative fuel’ cars taking 5.6 per cent of