The Rising Cost Of Buying Your First Car

(G The Rising Costs of Buying a Car 333 Brought to you by Policy Expert What's Driving Prices up? Service + Parts Labour Road Tax |Depreciation Insurance Tyres Cost of STANDING CHARGES Parking + Tolls RUNNING COSTS Capital Petrol Breakdown Cover £2k £15 £1.5k £10 £lk £5 £500 £0 £0 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '02 '03 '04 '05 90. '07 60, '10 80. Depreciation Cost of Capital Petrol Service + Labour Then and Now Shoparound Premium: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Fully Comprehensive £449 £572 £484 £532 £654 Third Party £481 £504 £555 £638 7983 Fuel Economy Comparing different types of vehicles: MINI COOPER PASSAT 23/32 M MPG MERCEDES Costs By Year Compared [at 10,000 miles per year) 2003-2010 numbers for a petrol car purchase price of £12,000-£16,000 2000-2002 fiqures based on size of engine 1101-1549 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 £ 6k £ 5k £ 4k TOTAL £ 3k STANDING CHARGES £ 2k £ 1k RUNNING COSTS Saving Money: What are motorists doing more of now? 48% 36% 45% 24% Driving Slower Lift Using Public Transit Walking Sharing Sources: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/trsnstatsatt/bsatransport http://blogs.motortrend.com/epas-top-10-most-least-fuel-efficient-vehicles-for-2008-1196.html http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com PolicyExpert Insurance powered by people || | | | CONVERTIBLE VOLKSWAGON GON: 22/29 M -BENZ 655 AMG: 11/13