Citroën Dispatch L1H1 crew van diesel
Citroën Dispatch Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise
The Citroën Dispatch Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise has a 150PS diesel engine, 40.4mpg official economy, a 1,245kg payload. List price £34,005 excluding VAT.
Diesel · medium van · L1 H1 · crew van · on sale
Dimensions
Price
| List price (excluding VAT) | £34,005[2] |
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Engine and economy
Load
Ownership
| Warranty | Three year warranty package (two years' unlimited-mileage manufacturer's warranty plus no-fee one-year retailer option), plus five-year anti-perforation warranty and two-year paint warranty.[3] |
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Citroën Dispatch L1H1 crew van diesel price changes
Citroën raised the list price of the Dispatch Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise by £500 to £34,005 excluding VAT in the price list THRIVE recorded on 13 October 2026.
| Date | Was | Now | Change | Source |
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| 13 October 2026 (recorded) | £33,505 | £34,005 | +£500 | Citroën UK |
List prices excluding VAT, from the manufacturer's own UK price lists. A date marked "recorded" is the day THRIVE took in a new price list that carried no date of its own.
THRIVE verdict
Strong payload and towing for a crew van, but cabin space costs you load volume.
This Dispatch Crew Van pairs a genuinely useful payload of 1,245kg, above the medium van median, with towing capacity of 2,500kg, in the top 10% of the class. For operators who need to carry people and kit and occasionally tow, that combination matters more than headline cargo space. At £34,005 ex VAT it also undercuts the medium van median price.
The trade-off is load volume: 3.2m³ sits in the bottom quarter of the medium van class, the price of fitting a second row of seats into an L1 H1 body. Fuel economy of 40.4mpg is above the median for diesel medium vans, useful for mixed urban and motorway work. It's worth noting this is mechanically the same van as the Peugeot Expert Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Professional, sold at an identical £34,005.
Against the electric ë-Dispatch Crew Van, the diesel costs £5,155 less after the Zero Emission Van Grant, carries more payload (1,245kg versus 1,075kg) and tows far more (2,500kg versus 1,000kg), though both share the same 3.2m³ load space. Energy running costs favour the electric when charged at depot or home, but that needs weighing against the price gap and this van's towing and payload advantage. The Ford Transit Custom Trend and Peugeot Expert XL are worth comparing too: the Transit costs more and hauls less, while the Expert XL offers more volume for a similar price and payload.
Best for
- crews needing to carry people and tools with strong payload
- businesses that tow trailers or equipment regularly
- buyers wanting a medium van priced below the class median
Think twice
- load volume is in the bottom quarter for medium vans
- check the Peugeot Expert XL if more cargo space matters more than towing
- weigh the electric ë-Dispatch if most charging happens at depot or home
Written 27 October 2026 from the verified figures on this page and the rest of the THRIVE database, and checked figure by figure before publishing. How we check
Other Citroën Dispatch versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
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| Citroën Dispatch L1H1 diesel | Diesel | 1,326 kg | 40.9 mpg | £31,305 |
| Citroën Dispatch L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 1,294 kg | 39.8 mpg | £32,205 |
| Citroën Dispatch L2H1 crew van diesel | Diesel | 1,225 kg | 39.8 mpg | £34,205 |
| Citroën ë-Dispatch L1H1 | Electric | 1,210 kg | 194-230 miles | £41,460 |
| Citroën ë-Dispatch L2H1 | Electric | 1,138 kg | 194-230 miles | £42,260 |
| Citroën ë-Dispatch L1H1 crew van | Electric | 1,075 kg | 194-230 miles | £44,160 |
| Citroën ë-Dispatch L2H1 crew van | Electric | 1,011 kg | 194-230 miles | £44,360 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Citroën Dispatch page.
Could you go electric?
How this van compares with Citroën ë-Dispatch Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh), the same body with the other powertrain, for a typical working day.
Electric could work: check the points below
- Range. 100 miles a day sits comfortably inside a planning range of about 136 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 170kg less (1,075kg against 1,245kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 1,000kg electric, 2,500kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10.2p a mile against 18.6p for diesel: roughly £2,100 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £5,155 more after the £5,000 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 2.5 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 170kg of the diesel's payload.
- Towing more than 1,000kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 194-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.356 kWh a mile: the usable battery divided by the official range.
- Diesel 165.48p a litre excluding VAT (DESNZ, week of 2 November 2026); the Citroën Dispatch Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise's official 40.4mpg.
- Electricity: 28.59p/kWh at a small-business depot (DESNZ, excluding VAT), 26.32p at home as the driver pays (Ofgem price cap), 65.83p on public rapid chargers (Zapmap, excluding VAT).
- 250 working days a year. List prices exclude VAT and options; running costs exclude servicing, insurance, tax and residual values.
Indicative only: a guide to whether electric is worth a closer look, not a quote. For whole-fleet costs see fleet charging costs and van break-even.
Electric and diesel compared: L1 H1 · crew van
| Diesel (this van) | Electric | |
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| Spec | Citroën Dispatch Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise | Citroën ë-Dispatch Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) |
| List price (ex VAT) | £34,005 | £44,160 |
| Payload | 1,245 kg | 1,075 kg |
| Load volume | 3.2 m³ | 3.2 m³ |
| Range / economy | 40.4 mpg | 194-230 miles |
| Towing (braked) | 2,500 kg | 1,000 kg |
Both at a typical fleet specification, from each manufacturer's UK price list; sources are on each van's page. For running costs per mile, see the Fleet Cost Index and van break-even.
Alternatives worth considering
- Direct competitorFord Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWD£3,945 more.
- Direct competitorPeugeot Expert Crew Van XL Diesel 150hp Manual Professional0.8m³ more load space.
- Electric alternativeFiat Professional E-Scudo Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic MY26.5Electric, 194-230 miles official range, £7,455 more, 2.1m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorRenault Trafic Van LL30 Blue dCi 130 Advance Crew Van MY26.5267kg less payload, 0.8m³ more load space.
The same van is also sold as Peugeot Expert Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Professional (£34,005), with identical verified payload, load volume, towing and economy.
Chosen from published medium vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
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Sources
3 documents: Citroën UK, Citroen UK
- Citroën UK, published 1 October 2026, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor), overall length, overall width (excluding mirrors), overall height. page 17, page heading "CITROËN Ë-DISPATCH & DISPATCH | Dimensions"; table "Interior Dimensions - Crew Van"; M column (read visually from the rendered page). Crew Van interior table, row 'Load length at floor' (mid-height 1352/1700 not used); the crew table gives no width or height rows, so those fields are left blank for crew vans. Body mapping: the price list names the versions 'Panel Van M / Crew Van M' and the dimension tables head the columns M/XL (overall length 4980 < 5331), so M = M. Document: Citroën ë-Dispatch & Dispatch price list, 'Effective from 1 October 2026 - MY26.5 (L0)' (PDF created 11 Sep 2026, 20 pages); published_on = effective date. The Citroën, Peugeot and Vauxhall 1 Oct 2026 MY26.5 price lists print the same figure, so no cross-source disagreement.
- Citroën UK, retrieved 13 October 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat).
- Citroen UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: engine power, official fuel economy, co2 emissions, fuel tank, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked), warranty.
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 13 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 13 October 2026, the last time a figure on this page was added or corrected.
- Verdict written: 27 October 2026. It uses only the verified figures here and the THRIVE database; every number in it is checked against those figures, and it is rewritten only when they change.
Specifications vary by trim, engine, battery, length and roof height; these are for the Citroën Dispatch Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise as named, a typical fleet specification. Fuel economy is the official WLTP combined figure; real-world economy loaded will be lower. Check the manufacturer's current price list before ordering. If a figure here has changed, tell us on our corrections page.