The six diesel cars RISING in value including iconic motor for just £3K – as petrol and EVs fall in price

HERE are the six diesel cars that are rising successful worth arsenic petrol and EVs autumn successful price.

After a driblet successful worthy for petrol, hybrid and electrical cars, the worth of diesel cars is connected the emergence - with immoderate expanding by a whopping 5.4 per cent.

With a starting terms of £3,000, the iconic Peugeot 308 (2013-2021) has risen successful worth by a jaw-dropping 4.9 per cent.

The 1.2 litre Puretech is renown for its "wet" timing belt, making the diesel options much reliable, the Telegraph reports.

Older versions had a 1.6 litre motor portion the aboriginal models transferred to 1.5.

The 1.5 litre motor tin scope 60mpg-plus connected a agelong run.

It is besides a precise comfy vehicle, with a dashing interior.

Other vehicles specified arsenic the BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer (2015-2021) and the Kia Ceed (2018-2022) besides experienced a 4.9 per cent summation successful value.

However, 3 vehicles person experienced a boost successful request by implicit 5 per cent.

They see the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (2014-2022), the Renault Megane (2016-2021), and the Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport (2017-2020).

Following the Volkswagen emissions scandal, different known arsenic "dieselgate", the estimation of diesel cars was heavy damaged.

However, a decennary aboriginal and buyers are familiarising themselves with diesel cars and their qualities.

Now, the worth of nearly-new diesel cars is connected the rise, experts astatine Cap HPI revealed.

This figure, drawn from January 2025 marks a turning constituent for diesel cars - outpacing each different substance type.

However, proviso is struggling to conscionable request arsenic of the 10 cars which roseate fastest successful value, six are diesel.

It comes aft ministers pledged past twelvemonth to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and hybrids by 2035.

Having experienced immoderate manufacture blows, determination were hopes the unreserved to Net Zero would lessen.

But it was understood ministers are looking lone astatine tweaks to strict zero-emission conveyance rules.

A reappraisal by Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds whitethorn alternatively bring successful much flexibility, specified arsenic letting manufacturers bargain permits oregon hold penalties for missing aboriginal targets.

Stellantis, proprietor of Vauxhall, is closing a works successful Luton, putting 1,100 jobs at risk, owed to EV targets.

Stellantis, who are Europe's second-biggest shaper of cars, person been weighting up their options aft months of discussions with the UK authorities implicit their electrification rules.

A root said: “There is nary U-turn. The Government has been wide it was conscionable caller cars powered solely by petrol and diesel that would beryllium banned.

"Hybrids person ever been portion of the program to enactment the transition.”

A spokesperson said: “The Government’s committedness is to signifier retired the merchantability of caller cars powered solely by interior combustion engines by 2030 — this has not changed.

“We volition bring guardant a consultation which volition see however to enactment manufacture to scope this date.”

Just weeks before, it was revealed the worth of immoderate second-hand electrical vehicles has halved as a slowdown successful request sends utilized car ­prices tumbling.

Campaigners blasted the slump on the Government pushing backmost the prohibition connected income of caller ­petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035 — on with a deficiency of currency incentives to bargain used.