Running Costs for Petrol Cars

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**Petrol car running costs – basic guide for 2009**

		Cost new (£s)
		up to 12000		12000 to 14000		14000 to 22000		22000 to 30000		over 30000
Standing charges per annum (£s)
Road tax	120.0		120.0		150.0		215.0		405.0
Insurance	379.0		397.0		485.0		619.0		892.0
Cost of capital	341.0		436.0		546.0		805.0		1512.0
Depreciation (at 10,000 miles/annum)	1284.0		1937.0		2942.0		3845.0		7794.0
Breakdown cover	42.0		42.0		42.0		42.0		42.0

Total (£s)	2166.00		2932.00		4165.00		5526.00		10645.00
Standing charges per mile (pence)
5,000	42.80		57.86		82.12		108.98		209.78
10,000	21.66		29.32		41.65		55.26		106.45
15,000	14.78		20.07		28.55		37.87		73.05
20,000	11.47		15.63		22.30		29.56		57.12
25,000	9.28		12.66		18.07		23.95		46.32
30,000	7.78		10.61		15.16		20.09		38.86
Running costs per mile (pence)
Petrol*	10.52		11.38		13.66		15.05		18.58
Tyres	0.95		0.79		0.78		1.14		1.68
Service labour costs	3.48		3.54		3.33		3.7		3.59
Replacement parts	1.85		2.03		2.0		2.13		2.52
Parking and tolls	1.8		1.8		1.8		1.8		1.8

Total (pence)	18.60		19.54		21.57		23.82		28.17
* Unleaded petrol @ 106.3p/litre. For every penny more or less, add or subtract	0.1		0.11		0.13		0.14		0.17
Total of standing charges and running costs (in pence) based on annual mileage of
5,000 miles	61.40		77.40		103.69		132.80		237.95
10,000 miles	40.26		48.86		63.22		79.08		134.62
15,000 miles	33.38		39.61		50.12		61.69		101.22
20,000 miles	30.07		35.17		43.86		53.38		85.29
25,000 miles	27.88		32.20		39.64		47.77		74.49
30,000 miles	26.38		30.15		36.73		43.91		67.03

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