I think it’s because cars are in short supply at the moment and I guess the dealerships make more money from private sales and so are making the popular models more expensive. Although there are still some very good deals to be had. MG HS Excite is still £0 ap and even the auto version with adaptive cruise control is £199. Also SEAT ateca 1.0tsi se tech is only £99. Both big high ish spec suvs