Read into this how you will...
I'm from York but live in Lincoln for uni, it is actually cheaper for me to run a car to get back to York than it would be for me to get a train! Especially as I usually take my cousin back with me so he pays half the cost of travel.
I'm a 25 year old female driver, qualified for 7 years, but have 0 no claims bonus due to not having a car from 2008 until this year. And I will still be 25 when my insurance is due next year which means the cost will go up.
But the cost for me in the same terms that Tiff has just given;
Road Tax- £170
Insurance (Fully comp)- £400! Was cheaper than 3rd party.
Filling from empty-petrol currently costs £1.32ish and my car has a 50l tank- £66 But usually I put £10 of petrol every other time I go shopping.
It costs me about £10 to get too and from York in my car- but £20+ to go by train depending on how far in advance I book, that is with a rail card.
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