Here in the UK the cost of living has sky rocketed! Along with the increase of food and energy prices, the rise of mortgage interest rates to name just a few things that have growing exponentially is of great concern to most. Car and motorcycle ownership has not been immune from this trend of spiralling costs.
According to the UK’s leading insurers here are some interesting statistics.
- Purchase/Depreciation per year £1,104
- Petrol and Diesel £1,435
- Car Insurance £484
- Repairs and Servicing £573
- Motor vehicle road tax £141
- Parking fees, tolls, and permits £44
- Garage rent, other costs, car washing, etc. £31
- Motoring organisation subscription £18
- Driving lessons £13
- Battery water, cleaning materials, Anti-freeze £9
- Motoring fines £4
Annual running costs for a car £3,856
Although the amount of money spent on repairing our cars and motorcycles is approximately £573, this number is highly variable for year to year due to the make and model of our car or motorcycle and the level of maintenance required. Obviously new cars and motorcycles are under manufacturer’s warranty and normally don’t have as many issues as older/used cars may have.
Here at RepairBooks unfortunately we can’t really help with most of the above list, but we can make a huge impact in the repair and service costs of your car and motorcycle, this can be achieved by downloading one of our inexpensive eManuals and attempting a little automotive DIY, these manuals will walk you through near any repair and service. The instantly downloadable manuals include 1000’s of pages of text, illustrations and step by step guide to get near every make and model of car and motorcycle back on the road, with bare minimum cost to the owner.
Simply type your make and model in our search bar and locate your eManual and then download instantly. Most of these manuals can be viewed on near any device and can give piece of mind to the car or motorcycle owner for years to come, as who knows what car or motorcycle repair problems are around the corner.
