Petrol v Diesel - Everything You Need To Know

Recent media coverage has suggested that diesels are worse for the environment than petrol and that they are becoming financially poorer value. The following information provides the facts that can assist you when choosing whether a new petrol or diesel vehicle is best for you.

Environmental Considerations – Top 5 Facts

Diesel vehicles emit 20% lower CO2 than petrol equivalents on average.
New vehicles sold since 2014 have to comply with the latest Euro 6 emissions standards, including diesels. Euro emissions standards aim to reduce the level of harmful exhaust emissions.
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emissions are down 84% since 2001.
Diesel cars and vans older than 2005 are relatively high NOx emitters which is why they have been targeted with the latest Ford Scrappage Scheme.
Euro 6 diesel vehicles have particulate filters and convert most of the NOx into harmless nitrogen and water before it reaches the end of the tailpipe.

Petrol	Diesel
Short journeys	Long journeys
City driving	Motorway driving
Rural A&B roads	Hilly country sides
Low annual mileage	Towing
Cheaper to purchase	High annual mileage

Petrol is generally quicker to accelerate from slow speeds so is good for overtaking slow vehicles. However, diesel engines should run at high speeds for 30+ minutes to allow exhaust temperature to rise and ‘burn off’ excess soot, which is not possible on short journeys. The price of a petrol is normally lower than an equivalent diesel, where higher purchase price can lead to higher insurance premium.

BUT…

Diesel’s greater torque make it more relaxing to drive with fewer gear changes. Its weight adds more stability and offers a higher legal towing limit. They are also more efficient than petrol so give better MPG.

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It would take 50 new cars today to produce the same amount of pollutant emissions as one vehicle built in the 1970’s.

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Mistsolar Limited T/A Bridgend Ford is an Appointed Representative of Automotive Compliance Ltd who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA No. 497010). Automotive Compliance Ltd’s permissions as a Principal Firm allows Mistsolar Limited T/A Bridgend Ford to act as a credit broker, not a lender, for the introduction to a limited number of lenders, and to act as an agent on behalf of the insurer for insurance distribution activities only.

We are a credit broker and not a lender. We can introduce you to a carefully selected panel of lenders, which includes Ford Credit. We act on behalf of the lender for this introduction and not as your agent. We are not impartial, and we are not an independent financial advisor.

Our approach is to introduce you first to Ford Credit, who are usually able to offer the best available package for you, taking into account both interest rates and other contributions. If they are unable to make you an offer of finance, we then seek to introduce you to whichever of the other lenders on our panel is able to make the next most suitable offer of finance for you. Our aim is to secure a suitable finance agreement for you that enables you to achieve your financial objectives and which you are eligible for from our panel of lenders. If you purchase a vehicle, in the majority of cases, we will receive a commission from your lender for introducing you to them which is either a fixed fee, or a fixed percentage of the amount that you borrow. This may be linked to the vehicle model you purchase.

Different lenders pay different commissions for such introductions, and Ford Credit may also provide preferential rates to us for the funding of our vehicle stock and also provide financial support for our training and marketing. But any such amounts they and other lenders pay us will not affect the amounts you pay under your finance agreement; however, you will be contributing towards the commission paid to us with the interest collected on your repayments. Before we propose you to a potential lender, we will inform you of the likely amount of commission we will receive and seek your consent to receive this commission. The exact amount of commission that we will receive will be confirmed prior to you signing your finance agreement.

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Petrol v Diesel - Everything You Need To Know

Environmental Considerations – Top 5 Facts

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