Citroën Dispatch L1H1 diesel
Citroën Dispatch Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise
The Citroën Dispatch Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise has a 150PS diesel engine, 40.9mpg official economy, a 1,326kg payload. List price £31,305 excluding VAT.
Diesel · medium van · L1 H1 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
| List price (excluding VAT) | £31,305[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 diesel price changes
Citroën raised the list price of the Dispatch Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise by £500 to £31,305 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) | £30,805 | £31,305 | +£500 | Citroën UK |
| 17 September 2026 (recorded) | £29,505 | £30,805 | +£1,300 | Citroën UK (Stellantis) - ë-Dispatch & Dispatch Prices & Specifications |
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 at a low price, though load volume is tighter than most medium vans.
This Dispatch earns its keep on numbers that matter to fleets: a payload of 1,326kg sits in the top 10% of medium vans, and braked towing of 2,500kg is similarly near the top of the class. List price of £31,305 is in the lowest quarter of the medium van field, so you're getting load-lugging ability without paying a premium for it.
The trade-off is cabin volume: 5.3m³ is below the class median of 5.8m³, so this suits businesses moving heavy, dense loads rather than bulky ones. The load area still takes three Euro pallets or two UK pallets in a single row, plus 8x4 sheets flat between the arches, which covers most trades. Fuel economy of 40.9mpg is in the top quarter of diesel medium vans, a useful efficiency edge for high-mileage diesel use.
It's effectively the same van as the Peugeot Expert Professional and Vauxhall Vivaro Prime underneath, with the Peugeot matching it on price exactly; the Vauxhall costs a little more. Against the Volkswagen Transporter and Ford Transit Custom alternatives, both offer more payload and volume but cost noticeably more. The electric ë-Dispatch sibling costs £5,155 more after grant, with lower payload and only 194 miles range, so that choice hinges on charging patterns and mileage rather than badge.
Best for
- Heavy, dense loads needing high payload
- Trailer work thanks to strong braked towing
- Cost-conscious fleets wanting a low list price
- High-mileage diesel users wanting strong economy
Think twice
- Load volume is below the medium van median
- Vauxhall sibling costs slightly more for the same van
- Electric sibling costs more upfront with shorter range to weigh against running costs
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 L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 1,294 kg | 39.8 mpg | £32,205 |
| Citroën Dispatch L1H1 crew van diesel | Diesel | 1,245 kg | 40.4 mpg | £34,005 |
| 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.
What fits in the load area
| Euro pallets (1,200 x 800mm) | 3, in a single row |
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| UK standard pallets (1,200 x 1,000mm) | 2, in a single row |
| 8 x 4 sheets (2,440 x 1,220mm) | Lie flat on the floor, between the wheel arches |
| Pipe, timber or ladders | Up to 2.5m on the floor |
Worked out from the verified floor length 2,512mm, 1,258mm between the wheel arches, 1,397mm high. At the full Euro pallet count, the payload allows about 440kg per pallet. Counts use the width between the wheel arches for the whole floor, so they never over-count. Door openings are not in our data: check the rear and side door apertures before relying on a count. Goods stacked on a pallet can stand up to about 1,247mm tall, allowing 150mm for the pallet itself.
Could you go electric?
How this van compares with Citroën ë-Dispatch Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise, 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 116kg less (1,210kg against 1,326kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 1,000kg electric, 2,500kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10.2p a mile against 18.4p for diesel: roughly £2,050 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 116kg 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 Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise's official 40.9mpg.
- 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
| Diesel (this van) | Electric | |
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| Spec | Citroën Dispatch Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise | Citroën ë-Dispatch Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise |
| List price (ex VAT) | £31,305 | £41,460 |
| Payload | 1,326 kg | 1,210 kg |
| Load volume | 5.3 m³ | 5.3 m³ |
| Range / economy | 40.9 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 competitorVolkswagen Transporter T32 Panel Van Commerce SWB 150PS 2.0 TDI 8-Speed Automatic£4,695 more, 0.5m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorFord Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWD£4,645 more, 0.5m³ more load space.
- Electric alternativeFarizon V7E L1 H1 50 kWhElectric, 149 miles official range, £3,305 cheaper, 1.7m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorFiat Professional Scudo Panel Van M Diesel 120hp Manual MY26.5£1,300 cheaper, 153kg less payload.
The same van is also sold as Peugeot Expert Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Professional (£31,305) and Vauxhall Vivaro Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Prime (£32,150), 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), load width (maximum), load width between wheel arches, load height (maximum), overall length, overall width (excluding mirrors), overall height. page 17, page heading "CITROËN Ë-DISPATCH & DISPATCH | Dimensions"; table "Interior Dimensions - Panel Van"; M column (read visually from the rendered page). Floor length WITHOUT the load-through bulkhead; the same table gives 3674 / 4026 'with load-through bulkhead open' and 2185 / 2535 at mid-height (not used). Page footnote: load length at floor along the centre can be reduced by the rear door locking mechanism (approx. 50mm). 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 Panel 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.