The day-to-day costs of running a car add up to a collective £51 billion a year, according to new research.
A study by Zurich found that motorists spend an average of £1,776.62 on costs such as car tax, parking, fuel and maintenance.
The majority (91 per cent) of respondents think that the day-to-day costs of running a car have gone up in the past five years.
A third of them thought that costs had increased by around £400 a year, the survey found.
But the spiralling costs are causing many to cut corners when it comes to the finances involved in running a car.
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