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Are the diesel cars more expensive to maintain than petrol cars in the long term?
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Generally diesel vehicles are more expensive to buy and the servicing costs are higher. Diesel fuel consumption is in most cases impressive but you need to take into account there are Road User Charges and higher registration costs involved.