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How you could save £1,100 a year

Cost comparison: Taking the car to work everyday £7.16 taking the Metro to work everyday £2.00

How we've worked this out

Running costs per day, if you live eight miles from work
Petrol - £1.65
Tyre wear - £0.15
Replacement parts - £0.30
Service labour costs - £0.56

Daily charges
Parking - £4.50

TOTAL - £7.16

Cost of MetroSaver - £2.00

TOTAL SAVING PER DAY      £5.16

TOTAL SAVING PER YEAR    £1,161

So buy your MetroSaver now.

All figures have been worked out using www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/advice/advice_rcosts_petrol_table.jsp

Our assumptions:

  • Petrol: based on 10.33p per mile for the low end range and 13.41p per mile for mid range (based on 16 mile round trip – 8 miles each way)
  • Tyre Wear: based on 0.95p per mile for low range and 0.78p per mile for mid range (using 16 mile per day)  
  • Replacement parts: based on 3.48p per mile for low range and 3.33 per mile for mid range (using 16 mile per day)
  • Service labour costs: based on 1.85p per mile for low range and 2p per mile for mid range (using 16 mile per day)
  • Parking: £4.50 (based on 50p per hour for 9 hours)
  • Cost of Metrosaver:  £2 per day (based on cost of £450 and 225 days work)
  • Saving per day: £total cost of car - £total cost of MetroSaver 


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