Car Breakers Yard in Copeland

Britons spend a whopping £6,600 per year to keep on motoring, according to the latest figures for the RAC. During the past 12 months, the cost of keeping a car on the road in Copeland and the rest of the UK  has risen a staggering 14 %. It means every motorist on average has had to shell out an extra £819 to keep their vehicle running.

The stats have come from the Breakdown company’s Cost of Motoring index. Alarmingly it means the increase is 3 times the rate of inflation! And it now means drivers pay £128.64 per week to carry on driving – that is almost 56p per mile!

The figures were reached by taking in to consideration many factors, including car depreciation, finance, servicing, fuel, insurance, breakdown cover, maintenance, etc. Even when depreciation and finance are taken out of the equation motorist are still coughing up 11 % more this year.

At least scrapping your car locally in Copeland can get you a decent amount of cash quickly and it’s never been easier.

Rather than keeping a car that’s costing more to run than it’s worth, contacting Copeland Car Scrap Collections could be the solution to save money. And cash will be paid for your car the same day it is picked up.

The biggest single rise in motoring costs has come from fuel. Since 2010 is has increased by £160, which is £3.07 per week. Petrol has risen from 118.4p a litre to 134.78p litre. Diesel has gone up from 122p per litre in 2010 to 140.49p per litre.

Insurance has taken a major hike increasing by a mind-blowing 14.4 % to an average of £551 per year.

These are facts that are all worth bearing in mind. You can't be too careful - or should that be car-full - when it comes to digesting information about one of life's biggest annual expenses.

Just fill in the from to the right to scrap your car in Copeland today! Our nationwide team will be in touch to arrange collection.