Most expensive UK cities to own a car revealed – is your area on the list?
With the cost of living crisis showing no signs of easing, Brits are looking for ways to cut spending wherever they can.
Everything from energy bills to your average weekly shop is on the rise, leaving many feeling the pinch.
Fuel costs have also increased of late, leaving many motorists even more out of pocket.
Driving comes with a lot of associated costs – and that’s without considering emergency spending when another ominous light illuminates your dashboard.
Car insurance team Compare The Market has looked at the most and least expensive UK cities to own a car – and the results might shock you.
Is your area on the list? Find out here.
Where is the most expensive UK city to own a car?
Car insurance team Compare The Market has analysed internal customer data to find the most expensive place in the UK to own a car.
To determine this, they examined the average spend on petrol or diesel, car insurance, MOT costs, and annual car tax fees as well as the average yearly mileage of drivers in each location to calculate fuel costs (petrol vs. diesel).
Luton came out as the most expensive city in the UK to own a car, with the average total cost coming out at £2329 per year on their motor – £300 more than the average spend of £2,028.
Manchester came in second place at £2,309, followed by Birmingham with residents paying on average £2,293 per year on their vehicle.
Bradford and Preston rounded out the top five most pricey cities to be a motorist.
The data also revealed that it’s cheaper to be a car owner in the Isles of Scilly than in any other town, with the annual cost of a car totaling £1,627.
The Orkney Islands rank next with an average annual spend of £1,627, and the Isle of Wight follows closely with £1,679.
The Western Isles and Penwith completed the list of the cheapest places to own a car.
Compare the market also looked at the most expensive boroughs in London to own a car.
The four most expensive boroughs are all located in East London – Newham, Tower Hamlets, Barking and Dagenham, and Hackney.
The city’s most expensive borough to run a car is Newham, where total costs average £2,556 per year.
Tower Hamlets follows as the next most costly, averaging £2,399 per year, with Barking and Dagenham coming in at joint third place.
Hackney and Haringey take fourth and fifth place, with annual costs for drivers in these boroughs averaging £2,387 and £2,353 respectively.
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