Running Costs for Petrol Cars

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**Petrol car running costs – basic guide for 2010**

		Cost new (£s)
		up to 12000		12000 to 16000		16000 to 20000		20000 to 32000		over 32000
Standing charges per annum (£s)
Road tax	125.0		180.0		200.0		235.0		435.0
Insurance	433.0		454.0		554.0		708.0		1020.0
Cost of capital	405.0		501.0		593.0		919.0		2048.0
Depreciation (at 10,000 miles/annum)	1217.0		1873.0		2467.0		3084.0		6439.0
Breakdown cover	50.0		50.0		50.0		50.0		50.0

Total (£s)	2230.00		3058.00		3864.00		4996.00		9992.00
Standing charges per mile (pence)
5,000	44.12		60.42		76.30		98.68		197.26
10,000	22.30		30.58		38.64		49.96		99.92
15,000	15.19		20.89		26.42		34.13		68.33
20,000	11.76		16.22		20.56		26.52		53.18
25,000	9.50		13.13		16.64		21.46		43.06
30,000	7.96		11.00		13.95		17.99		36.10
Running costs per mile (pence)
Petrol*	14.36		15.99		17.23		18.40		24.82
Tyres	0.98		0.82		0.81		1.18		1.74
Service labour costs	3.6		3.66		3.45		3.83		3.72
Replacement parts	1.91		2.1		2.07		2.2		2.61
Parking and tolls	1.8		1.8		1.8		1.8		1.8

Total (pence)	22.65		24.37		25.36		27.41		34.69
* Unleaded petrol @ 142.5p/litre. For every penny more or less, add or subtract	0.1		0.11		0.12		0.13		0.17
Total of standing charges and running costs (in pence) based on annual mileage of
5,000 miles	66.77		84.79		101.66		126.09		231.95
10,000 miles	44.95		54.95		64.00		77.37		134.61
15,000 miles	37.85		45.26		51.78		61.54		103.02
20,000 miles	34.41		40.60		45.91		53.93		87.87
25,000 miles	32.16		37.51		42.00		48.88		77.75
30,000 miles	30.61		35.38		39.31		45.40		70.78

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