Small van or medium van?
Toyota Proace City vs Renault Trafic
Choose the Proace City if the work is frequent short drops and parking is the problem. Choose the Trafic if you carry lengths (boards, pipe, ladders) because no amount of payload makes a short load bay longer.
Side by side
| Proace City | Trafic | |
|---|---|---|
| Guide rate | £650 /mo ex VAT | £750 /mo ex VAT |
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel |
| Gearbox | Manual | Manual |
| Load length | Around 1,817mm | Around 2,537mm |
| Load volume | About 3.3m³ | About 5.8m³ |
| Payload | Around 1,000kg on the 100hp diesel | Varies by trim, confirmed in writing |
| Parking | Drives and parks like a car | Low roof, fits a standard multi-storey |
Guide rates on a 12-month agreement, excluding VAT. Specifications are manufacturer and UK press figures for these variants and move with exact specification. Both are confirmed in writing before anything is agreed.
Which should you take?
Most trades that think they want a small van actually want the Trafic, and find out the first time they buy 2.4m boards. The Proace City wins when the round is genuinely drops rather than loads: parts running, service calls, city centres where the Trafic costs you twenty minutes a day in parking. Payload is not the deciding factor here, the Proace City is strong for its class, load length is.
Both vehicles
Prices are guide figures ex VAT, pictures are illustrations, and nothing here is stock standing on a forecourt. What that means →
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Prices: Monthly rentals shown are guide prices and exclude VAT unless labelled otherwise. They are indicative “from” figures quoted against a 12-month term at the mileage allowance shown for the vehicle, and they move with the exact variant, the mileage, the initial rental and the outcome of underwriting. Last reviewed 1 September 2026. We confirm your actual monthly rental, and what it includes, in writing before anything is agreed.
Images: Vehicle images are computer-generated illustrations of a representative example, not photographs of the vehicle supplied. Exact trim, colour, body length, roof height and equipment vary by specification.
Availability: Listings show the vehicles we can supply, not stock held on site. Specific variants, trim levels, body conversions and delivery dates depend on factory lead times and availability at the time you order, and some vehicles are build-to-order. Nothing is reserved for your business until we confirm it in writing. If we cannot get the exact vehicle you have asked for, we will tell you and set out the closest alternative we can. Delivery is to business addresses in England and Wales, and we confirm the arrangements, the timing and any delivery cost on your quote.
Full specifications: Toyota Proace City L1 Diesel L1 1.5D 100 Icon and Renault Trafic SWB SL30n Blue DCI 130 Advance Safety.
Questions
Small van or medium van?
Choose the Proace City if the work is frequent short drops and parking is the problem. Choose the Trafic if you carry lengths (boards, pipe, ladders) because no amount of payload makes a short load bay longer.
Which is cheaper, the Proace City or the Trafic?
On our guide rates the Proace City is the cheaper of the two, at £650 a month excluding VAT against £750. Both are on a 12-month agreement. The cheaper monthly figure is not the same as the cheaper decision, see the verdict on this page.
Can I see both prices in writing before I decide?
Yes. Ask for both and we will quote both, on the term and mileage you actually need. There is no obligation and we would rather you compared them properly than guessed from a guide price.
Get both priced
Tell us the mileage you actually drive and we will quote both, so you are comparing your numbers rather than ours.
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