Experian: Londoners still fans of 4x4s

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Experian: Londoners still fans of 4x4s

Fri 12th Dec 2008

Data released by Experian has shown that the market for 4x4s in London is still growing, despite falls in the rest of the country.

Across the UK overall sales of used 4x4s fell by four per cent.

However in London sales rose by 9.4 per cent, suggesting that higher road tax is not putting Londoners off buying gas-guzzlers during the recession.

Sales of smaller second-hand cars, those which fall into the mini and super-mini categories, fell by 14.3 per cent and 8.4 per cent respectively in London.

Kirk Fletcher, managing director of Experian's automotive division, said: "It is interesting to see that London is still the home of the most die-hard fans of 4x4s.

"Price consciousness is featuring more heavily for car buyers elsewhere."

The former mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, proposed to make vehicles which emitted more greenhouse gasses like 4x4s pay a higher congestion charge, but the proposal was scrapped by the current Conservative mayor, Boris Johnson.

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