Vehicle Costs
Breakdown cover is priced by how far the recovery truck might have to go
Roadside assistance is a service contract rather than an indemnity, and every tier of it is really a…
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Vehicle Costs
An extended warranty is a bet on failure rates dressed as peace of mind
The product is priced from the same arithmetic as insurance, and its value depends almost entirely on the…
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Vehicle Costs
A car is taxed at four separate moments and only one of them is obvious
Purchase, ownership, energy and insurance are usually taxed by different mechanisms with different…
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Vehicle Costs
A documented service history is worth money on the day the car is sold
Maintenance records are evidence rather than paperwork, and a buyer who cannot see what was done has to…
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Vehicle Costs
The climate a car lives in sets part of its maintenance bill
Cold, salt, heat and sunlight each attack different components on their own timetable, which is why two…
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Vehicle Costs
What a history check on a used car is actually protecting you from
A vehicle carries recorded facts about finance, insurance losses, identity and mileage, and each of them…
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Vehicle Costs
Losing a car key is a far larger bill than it used to be
A modern key is a coded security device tied to the vehicle’s electronics, so replacing one involves…
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Vehicle Costs
Doing your own maintenance saves labour, and labour is not the only cost
The hours in a garage bill are genuinely avoidable on some jobs and genuinely unavoidable on others, and…
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