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The cost of motoring vs. the cost of illegal motoring in the UK
I, like the majority of other motorists in the UK have to fork out thousands of pounds each year for the privilege of driving on the UK streets
A brief estimated run down of my costs, excluding fuel and servicing is £450 insurance on my main vehicle, £150 on classic policies, £170 road tax and £150 MOT (Ministry of Transport road wortyness test) on three vehicles. This adds up to just under £1,000. Looking in the local newspaper under the county courts section and I noticed somebody was prosecuted for driving with no tax, insurance or MOT and without a driving licence. So what do you think this do gooding Judge fines him? The vast amount of £135 plus £30 costs and 4 points on a none existant licence |
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I know, it really winds you up, especially when you want to be a decent-law abiding citizen, then you see how easy most people get off for breaking the law. Then 'they' wonder why people do it, and come up with hair-brained schemes like crushing your car if you don't have insurance which will cost proper tax-payers more ££'s. I really don't know how people with such little common sense get into power, I guess is must be the public-schools where they're taught how superior they are when they're really mostly toffs with no brains.
sorry, off on a bit of a rant there- for a comparison I pay approx $700 (about £400) insurance for my Merc (we have a cheap policy as we're in the 'burbs). $77 for state inspection/m.o.t (about 50 quid) and then $36 (about £20) for registration. for 3 vehicles you aren't doing too bad or course, petrol is cheaper here, but I shell out $'s for tolls here in the NE everytime I want to drive a long distance.
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