On this day in auto history - January 3rd

Sun 3rd Jan 2021

It was on this day in 1992 that the much-hyped Citroen Xantia made its market debut.

Replacing the popular and profitable BX in Citroen’s line-up, the Xantia was a stylish, mid-ranged model which received rave reviews from press and public alike when formally unveiled the previous month.

Having won awards for its styling within a matter of months, the Xantia proved a substantial hit with the British car-buying public and also made a big impact in the fleet sector without quite matching the numbers of the Ford Mondeo or Vauxhall Vectra.

Facelifted in 1998 and offered in a wide-range of engines, the Xantia went on to enjoy a nine-year production run, amassing over 1.2 million sales worldwide before it was replaced by the Citroen C5.

The tax values are provided by a third-party supplier and while every effort is made to ensure their accuracy please double check with your advisor. If the car was registered after 31/03/2017 then it is subject to new tax rules. All prices we display are for the cars second tax payment onwards. You can find out information on the cars first tax payment here

Cars registered on or after 1 April 2017

Rates for second tax payment onwards

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£180	£180	£189	£99	£94.50
Electric	£0	N/A	N/A	£0	N/A
Alternative	£170	£170	£178.50	£93.50	£89.25

Alternative fuel vehicles include hybrids, bioethanol and liquid petroleum gas.

Vehicles with a list price of more than £40,000

You have to pay an extra £390 a year if you have a car with a ‘list price’ (the published price before any discounts) of more than £40,000. You do not have to pay this if you have a zero emission vehicle.

You only have to pay this rate for 5 years (from the second time the vehicle is taxed).

Check the list price with your dealer so you know how much vehicle tax you’ll have to pay.

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£570	£570	£598.50	£313.50	£299.25
Alternative	£560	£560	£588	£308	£294