The Math Explained
In 2005, the UK government released a report, which suggested that the average UK household in average travels 900 miles per year in order to buy food.
The car running costs for a small family car (Renault Clio 1.2 litre 3 door petrol doing 12000 miles per year) has been calculated to 21 pence per year per mile. This breaks down as shown below:
Item / pence per miles
Petrol / 8.1
Car Insurance / 2.9
Car Tax / 2.1
MOT and Service / 0.9
Wear and Tear / 1.5
Car Depreciation / 7
Annual Total 20.9
Hence, annual average cost is 900 miles * 21 pence per miles = £189
5 Door vehicles, with larger engine size should expect to save from 28p and upwards per mile. This includes SUVs, which due to poor fuel economy costs in excess of 28p per mile.
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