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The Citroën’s newly expanded Ready to
Run programme now includes the Berlingo 600 LX 1.4i dual fuel
(petrol/LPG) van. This latest addition to the Ready to Run
range comes at a new, exceptionally attractive price of £7,995 + VAT +
delivery.
The Ready to Run
Berlingo dual fuel van is a practical and economical proposition for
intensive urban operation or inter-city courier use from a base in a
congestion charge zone – it is exempt from the London Congestion Charge
as it meets Powershift Band 4 emissions standards. This provides
Congestion Charge zone based operators of Berlingo dual fuel vans with a
significant cost saving of £1,696 p.a. as well as providing fuel cost
savings.
As such the Ready
to Run Berlingo dual fuel van has similar performance
characteristics to the petrol-fuelled Berlingo van. The Ready to
Run dual fuel Berlingo conversion meets European standard R6701 and
is fully European On Board Diagnosis (EOBD) compliant. The conversion
includes a 43 litre LPG tank mounted in place of the spare wheel (a 100
litre LPG tank fitted in the load area is optionally available).
The Ready to Run
Berlingo dual fuel van has the same 12,500 mile/annual service
requirements as the original 1.4i petrol engined vehicle.
In the Greater London
area, there are 80 LPG filling stations and 1,286 UK wide – providing
the UK with more LPG outlets per total number of filling stations than
any other country in Europe.
Annual comparative cost of operation in London Congestion Charge
zone2
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Berlingo
LPG van |
Similarly-powered diesel van |
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10,000 miles pa |
10,000 miles pa |
| Congestion Charge |
£0 |
£1,696 1 |
| Fuel cost 2 |
£864.35 |
£1,028.44 |
| Extra LPG cost/service |
£55.00 |
£0 |
| Total |
£919.35 |
£2,724.44 |
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20,000 miles pa |
20,000 miles pa |
| Congestion Charge |
£0 |
£1,696 1 |
| Fuel cost 2 |
£1,728.70 |
£2,056.88 |
| Extra LPG cost/service |
£55.00 |
£0 |
| Total |
£1,783.70 |
£3,752.88 |
1 Cost of annual congestion charge (252
days) as set by Transport for London.
2 Based on a LPG cost of £2.09 per
gallon and a diesel fuel cost of £4.34 per gallon, and an estimated
urban fuel consumption of 24.18mpg for the Berlingo dual fuel and
42.2mpg for a similarly-powered diesel van.
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