Motorists Driven Off the Road By Rising Insurance and Petrol Costs ; PERSONAL FINANCE

Rising 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 claim to use their car less because of the increasing cost of running a vehicle. Hardest hit are older drivers with 29 per cent of over-55s saying they have travelled less by car in the past year because they cannot afford to. The average cost of a litre of unleaded fuel in the UK is now 107.5p, but prices have reached as high as 118.9p in some regions, meaning someone driving a Ford Focus could fork out as much as pounds 65 to fill the tank.....

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