The costs of getting and running a car

im-lost

Those prices are scary ha, the one reason I haven't
learnt to drive. I ride a 125 scooter instead

Costs peanuts to run.

16 pa Road Tax
93 quid for insurance (new rider, 24, male etc etc)
30 quid MOT
6p a mile for petrol
New tyres when needed are 30 quid a pop
I service it myself, which is dead easy, change oils,
filters, brake pads etc about 30 quid in parts

It's not for everyone, but it does the job for me and
many others, but im sure it wouldn't be for a 23 year
old woman in an office type job though.

neilmcl

How come the train takes so long compared to the drive, you sure you could do the journey in 30mins? Where are you travelling to/from? Is their a bus service?

davemorton

On one hand it looks expensive, but lets look at it another way. Are you worth £8 an hour? If you are, then the 3 hours a day that you save not commuting equate to £5760 a year (have 4 weeks off for holidays). Im sure you could find a nice little car for under a grand, and EASILY run it for less than 5k.
Passing your test, now thats a different story all together.

newfoundglory

I reckon it will be more like 4 hours a day commuting - and you can't put a price on your sanity!!! (trust me on this one, its why I learned to drive!)

Learning to drive, and getting a car is a LONG TERM investment if you anticipate needing a car for years to come. You might consider spending a bit more on a car if thats the case.

250 to 300 miles a week is definitely diesel territory - something like a Ford Fiesta TDCi (old or new shape) would be perfect for a new driver and should be cheap to buy/run/insure/tax. You should also get excellent mileage.

pendulum

+1 for the 125cc.

im-lost wrote: »

93 quid for insurance (new rider, 24, male etc etc)

Corr - where from?
I paid £109 for mine as a new rider aged 26 and I thought I'd done well!
Tried forever to get under the £100 mark!

im-lost

pendulum wrote: »

+1 for the 125cc.


Corr - where from?
I paid £109 for mine as a new rider aged 26 and I thought I'd done well!
Tried forever to get under the £100 mark!

used gocompare, they tend to give the lowest quotes out of all the comparison
sites for me and was ultimately from bennetts, with swinton coming
in a few quid more expensive, although where you live will have a massive bearing
on the quotes, I live in the wilds of Cornwall, so crime rates etc are fairly low.

If you change a few details after you clicked though then click to save the quote,
you can use quidco or similar sites for £30 cashback and pull up the quote as its
saved as a new quote after you've changed it

Although done a quote with carol nash, and it was very competitive too at £160
odd, considering you get full UK and EU breakdown / recovery cover, legal cover,
a DNA kit (like alpahadot / smartwater) for your bike. these 'extras' would cost about
£80 - £90 from the likes of bennetts, but I had no real need for them.

Only got 3rd party insurance though, just to stay legal stuff paying
an excess of £350 on a scooter worth £600 :rotfl:

pendulum

We've very much alike, you and me
I got 3rd party insurance too.
My bike's worth £500
I ended up going with Bennetts too, and got Quidco cashback making the total £109

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If you don't drive then getting a bike will more likely put you in the morgue than ease your train time.

Could you not move near to work ? or get a job near home ?

You don't want bangernomics with this mileage. To be honest and if cash is available or you fancy a loan, a new car with a long warranty might suit you down to the ground.

Whatever you do, it is going to take 3 months to get your own license so perhaps give this job a pass if you cannot move there.

arcon5

reeac wrote: »

It's at times like this that you realise how horrendously expensive motoring is. Say £5k for a reliable small car, 25p/mile for fuel, tyres etc [£75 per week], £150 road tax, £50 MOT, maybe £2k for first year insurance. Best bet for reliability and economy: Honda Jazz.

wow - what kind of tyres are you using?

reeac

arcon5 wrote: »

wow - what kind of tyres are you using?

There's an "etc". there which covers lots of other items such as servicing.