It's a few months away for me yet, but a change of car is needed on the driveway and I want to begin to get a feel for what is / isnt good value.

Obviously, the past few years, the attraction for most is Diesel, given the push from the government, but this will hardly be the same direction they will be going in the coming years, given a few cities around the world (Paris, Athens and others) have committed to banning Diesel powered cars by middle of the next decade, and Germany committing to banning the internal combustion engine production by 2030.

Electric powered cars are of no interest to me, and Diesels would have only made me look into them given the annual tax rates and better MPGs....but would it be better to look at petrol again, with a view to residuals etc, in say, 5 years time!

Anyone know what the rumors are going about as to what direction our sheep (government) are likely to take?