Hi Darren,

While there’s no reason to avoid the latest, cleanest Euro-6d-compliant diesels, we estimate your annual mileage to be around the 17,000km mark and we normally recommend diesels for people doing more than 25,000km. We think a plug-in hybrid might be a good bet for you – provided you charge it regularly at both home and your place of work (otherwise, your motorway kms will hit its economy). Our recommendation would be a BMW 330e, a really good petrol-electric hybrid and a fine medium-distance commuter car, assuming you don't need to fit in three bulky child seats in the back of course.