OKAY, so they may cost more to buy, but diesel models have always been king in company car circles. Mainly because of the fuel economy, plus lower tax and insurance costs.
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However, despite many companies dictating that their fleets must run on diesel, or perhaps a hybrid option, the advent of smaller, more efficient turbocharged petrol engines has clouded this judgement.
It is still more likely that a diesel company car will be more cost-effective than its petrol equivalent, but when taking into account P11D values and CO2 emissions, in some cases a petrol model might cost less to run than a diesel.
What rubbish I hear you say.
Well, let’s compare two versions of the current Car of The Year, the Peugeot 308 in Active trim – one with the Pure Tech 1.2 e-THP petrol engine and the other a 1.6 e-HDi 115 diesel to see which wins out of petrol or diesel.
