Citroen has extended its age profile on its approved used vehicle programme on from seven to 10 years.

The programme includes Citroen cars and LCVs up to a decade old or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first and still includes the same five year warranty as the previous programme.

The French brand said the age profile for stock was extended following feedback from its dealer network and the move will mean businesses within the network will be able to attract a wider range of customers.

Mark Perry, approved used programme manager at Citroen, said: “The original Citroen Select Approved Used Vehicle Programme covered high quality Citroen vehicles of up to seven years old.

"Following feedback from the Citroen Select dealer network, we are pleased to announce that we are extending the programme to cater for Citroen vehicles up to 10 years old or 100,000 miles.

"It is important to note that we have retained the same Citroen warranty for vehicles up to five years old.

"These cars and vans come with our own Citroen warranty that provides more comprehensive cover than the insurance-backed used vehicle warranties offered by other manufacturers.

"The Citroën Select Approved Used Vehicle Programme is a national scheme with some 150 Citroën dealers who are now able to cater for most customer budgets with quality used vehicles from nearly new to 10 years old.”

For cars and LCVs up to five years old/50,000 miles (whichever comes first) the Citroen Select Approved Used Vehicle Programme includes:

• HPI/Experian history check
• HPI/Experian mileage check
• HPI/Experian mileage investigation for vehicles with more than one owner
• 112-point Citroen Select multi-point check
• 12-month, unlimited mileage Citroen warranty
• 12-month Citroen Assist (through AA)
• 30 day/1,000 mile (fault based) Exchange Programme
• MoT Test Cover on all vehicles over two years old

For cars and LCVs that are five to 10 years old/up to 100,000 miles (whicever comes first) the Citroen Select Approved Used Vehicle Programme includes:

• HPI/Experian history check
• HPI/Experian mileage check
• HPI/Experian mileage investigation for vehicles with more than one owner
• Citroen-backed multi-point check
• Minimum six months, unlimited mileage Citroen-backed warranty
• Optional Citroen Assist (through AA)Other features of the Citroen Select Approved Used Vehicle Programme are the availability of Citroen Contract Motoring (CCM) contract hire agreements for nearly new vehicles and CCM Finance Lease agreements for vehicles up to 12 months old.