High Sales of Toyota Prius in London

Published Date: 30th Mar 2007

As the central London congestion charge zone has now extended west to take in an even greater slice of the capital, the Toyota Prius becomes an even more compelling choice for drivers seeking to save money and drive a car that’s less harmful to the environment.

Thanks to its ultra-low carbon dioxide emissions, Prius is exempt from the daily £8 charge, which means daily commuters into the charging zone can save more than £2,000 a year.

And it’s not just the congestion charge that drivers need to think about, as London Boroughs and Authorities in other parts of the UK queue up to follow Richmond Council’s lead and raise parking permit charges in line with vehicles’ CO2 output.  In Richmond’s case, this means a Prius owner pays six times less to park than the owners of vehicles in the top band.

It’s a message that’s getting through to more motorists than ever before, with sales of the hybrid hatchback "the world’s cleanest family car " reaching record levels in the UK.  Toyota Centres in London have reported exceptional demand, helping push January’s Prius sales up by 135 per cent compared to the same month last year. This sustains a momentum that has fired full year figures up by more than a third in 2006, up from 3,745 Prius sales in 2005 to a new record of 5,017 sales.

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