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Had a long chat with my partner about moving on the 900 due to the incoming ULEZ expansion. After sitting down and doing the sums we both agreed it was probably best just to forget about changing for now and see how expensive it becomes. I estimate we use the car probably no more than once a week and that's mainly to take the dog somewhere nice for a walk. I'm going to look into a dog bike trailer for Beckenham as that's just a bit too far to walk to which should knock down usage by at least 50%. £300 a year on top of the usual costs is still a lot but isn't enough to make me think buying a newer car would make us financially better off.
The car is a rolling project that we are both very attached to and selling now would be a mistake as it still needs work to reach it's realistic value. When we're in the position to be able to afford an electric car or even better not need a car we'll take it but for now we're going to try and forget about it.