I toyed with the idea of a hybrid when I renewed my car earlier this year. Weighing up all the pros and cons though I realised it was quite an inefficient option for my type of journeys. I stuck to getting a 3 year old diesel and, for the third time, the best for me was a Ford C-Max. This one is a 1.5 and I am currently averaging 70mpg. The participate filter is supposed to be very efficient too. I must say though, if the public transport system was good enough, I would happily do without my own car.