Peugeot Partner L1H1 diesel
Peugeot PARTNER Panel Van M DIESEL 100hp Manual Professional Plus
The Peugeot PARTNER Panel Van M DIESEL 100hp Manual Professional Plus has a 102PS diesel engine, 46mpg official economy and a 982kg payload. List price £23,470 excluding VAT.
Diesel · small van · L1 H1 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
| List price (excluding VAT) | £23,470[2] |
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Engine and economy
Load
Ownership
| Warranty | Not yet verified |
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Peugeot Partner L1H1 diesel price changes
No list price change recorded for the Peugeot Partner L1H1 diesel since THRIVE first recorded its price on 21 September 2026.
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.
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THRIVE verdict
A budget-friendly small diesel van with one of the best payloads in its class, though cargo volume trails rivals.
This Partner undercuts most small vans on price while carrying more. At £23,470 ex VAT it sits in the cheapest quarter of its class, yet its 982kg payload ranks in the top 10% of small vans we track. For operators who need to carry weight rather than bulk, that combination is hard to ignore.
Load volume is the trade-off: 3.3m³ is below the class median of 3.7m³. The floor still takes a single Euro pallet row of two, or one UK standard pallet, and will swallow pipework or ladders up to 1.8 metres. Fine for parcels, tools and trade kit, less so for bulky, low-density loads.
Badge-engineered twins from Citroën and Fiat share identical payload, volume and towing figures, so cross-shop on price. The Vauxhall Combo matches it on payload and towing at a similar list price, while the Toyota Proace City offers more volume for more money. An electric E-PARTNER sibling costs £2,985 more after grant with less payload, but may suit depot-charged, shorter routes where energy costs run lower than diesel.
Best for
- Heavy, weight-critical loads needing a high payload
- Budget-conscious fleets wanting low list price
- Single-pallet or trade kit deliveries
- Light trailer towing up to 1,000kg
Think twice
- Load volume below class median, not ideal for bulky cargo
- Towing capacity below median for the class
- Compare against electric E-PARTNER if routes suit depot charging
Written 8 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 Peugeot Partner versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
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| Peugeot Partner L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 936 kg | 46 mpg | £24,420 |
| Peugeot E-Partner L1H1 | Electric | 759 kg | 180-219 miles | £28,955 |
| Peugeot E-Partner L2H1 | Electric | 691 kg | 180-219 miles | £29,905 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Peugeot Partner page.
What fits in the load area
| Euro pallets (1,200 x 800mm) | 2, in a single row |
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| UK standard pallets (1,200 x 1,000mm) | 1, in a single row |
| 8 x 4 sheets (2,440 x 1,220mm) | Too long for the floor |
| Pipe, timber or ladders | Up to 1.8m on the floor |
Worked out from the verified floor length 1,817mm, 1,229mm between the wheel arches, 1,200mm high. At the full Euro pallet count, the payload allows about 490kg 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 1,050mm tall, allowing 150mm for the pallet itself.
Could you go electric?
How this van compares with Peugeot E-PARTNER Panel Van M ELECTRIC 136hp Automatic Professional Plus, 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 126 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 223kg less (759kg against 982kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 750kg electric, 1,000kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 8.1p a mile against 16.4p for diesel: roughly £2,075 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £2,985 more after the £2,500 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 1.4 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 223kg of the diesel's payload.
- Towing more than 750kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 180-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.282 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 Peugeot PARTNER Panel Van M DIESEL 100hp Manual Professional Plus's official 46mpg.
- 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 | Peugeot PARTNER Panel Van M DIESEL 100hp Manual Professional Plus | Peugeot E-PARTNER Panel Van M ELECTRIC 136hp Automatic Professional Plus |
| List price (ex VAT) | £23,470 | £28,955 |
| Payload | 982 kg | 759 kg |
| Load volume | 3.3 m³ | 3.3 m³ |
| Range / economy | 46 mpg | 180-219 miles |
| Towing (braked) | 1,000 kg | 750 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 competitorToyota Proace City Icon Ply Lining, Compact Panel Van, 1.5 Diesel (100hp) Manual£1,283 more, 0.5m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorRenault Kangoo Van ML19 Blue dCi 95 Advance Panel Van MY26.5£1,170 cheaper, 146kg less payload.
- Electric alternativeKia PV5 Cargo Essential 51.5kWh L1/H1 3Dr 2-SeatElectric, 179 miles official range, £3,885 more, 182kg less payload.
- Direct competitorCitroën Berlingo Van Panel Van XL Diesel 100hp Manual Enterprise-Plus£950 more, 0.6m³ more load space.
The same van is also sold as Citroën Berlingo Van Panel Van M Diesel 100hp Manual Enterprise-Plus (£23,470), Fiat Professional Doblò Panel Van M Diesel 100hp Manual Plus MY26.5 (£23,470) and Vauxhall Combo M Diesel 100hp Manual Prime-Plus (£24,065), with identical verified payload, load volume, towing and economy.
Chosen from published small vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
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Sources
3 documents: Peugeot UK
- Peugeot UK, published 26 August 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). page 19, page heading "PEUGEOT PARTNER | DIMENSIONS" (price list "Effective from 26 August 2026 | 2027 Model Year (B2)"); Interior Dimensions – Panel Van table, M column; floor length without load-through bulkhead (the EXTENSO folded-seat row, 3090/3440, not used).
- Peugeot UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat), engine power, co2 emissions, fuel tank, gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked). Row headers: Variant / GVW(kg) / Max Payload(kg) / Load Space(m3) / WLTP CO2(g/km) / WLTP Economy(mpg) / LCDV Code / Basic Price exc VAT / On-The-Road exc VAT. £23,470.00 is the Basic Price exc VAT used here.
- Peugeot UK, retrieved 16 October 2026. Supports: official fuel economy, test cycle. Peugeot UK price list, effective from 26 August 2026; CO2 & fuel economy table, columns VL g/km, VH g/km, VL l/100km, VH l/100km, VL mpg, VH mpg. Vehicle High (worst case) mpg recorded, as for the Partner XL and the other Stellantis vans in the database.
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 16 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 16 October 2026, the last time a figure on this page was added or corrected.
- Verdict written: 8 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 Peugeot PARTNER Panel Van M DIESEL 100hp Manual Professional Plus 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.