Soaring Costs Are Taking Drivers Off the Road ; PERSONAL FINANCE

Soaring insurance premiums, petrol prices and car maintenance costs are pushing drivers off the roads and onto public transport, according to MoneyExpert.com. The independent financial comparison website says a quarter of all motorists (25 per cent) claim to use their car less because of the increasing cost of running a vehicle. The majority of respondents in the MoneyExpert.com poll cited rising petrol prices as the main reason for ditching the car (76 per cent), with high car insurance premiums (eight per cent) and maintenance costs (eight per cent) also hitting motorists hard.....

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