One motorist has been left “rethinking car ownership” after being slapped with a hefty £2,000 repair bill to fix his vehicle.
Ian from the Cotswolds revealed it would be “quite appealing” to give up his vehicle altogether after he was hit with the substantial charges.
Ian stressed he could “ditch the car” and “save all the money and hassle” associated with day-to-day motoring.
The road user made his revelation on ITV’s Tonight programme which looked into the rising cost of car ownership across the UK for petrol and diesel motorists.
Ian explained: “This total is £2,109 for the sensor, the light. I don’t even know what these things are.
“Gasket and sensor £498. I got a free wash and vacuum though so that was worth it. I mean no one has two grand just lying around so it’s got to come from somewhere. Based on these bills it would be quite appealing to give up the car that’s for sure.
“I’d love to ditch the car if possible. Save all the money, save the hassle. We don’t use public transport. I mean there’s going to be lift shares I guess, we will have to resort to taxis if there aren’t any other options.”
On average, Britons are paying 31 percent more to get their car fixed than just four years ago.
According to new data from Confused.com, a staggering 63 percent of drivers have seen their motoring costs rise over the past 12 months.
Almost one in five (18 percent) admitted they have thought about selling their car over the last year.
When looking deeper into the reasons why, one in three (32 percent) said it was because they needed something cheaper to run.
Meanwhile, 24 percent said the cost of repairing their car was costing more than what it was worth to upkeep.
The blame for rising costs has been pointed to the dramatic rise in material and labour charges.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) claimed there had been a 16 percent rise in materials between Q2 and Q3 last year.
Meanwhile, labour fees were up 15 percent with 46 percent added onto other charges such as energy.
However, according to the Motor Ombudsman, a whopping 54 percent of garages said they were trying to avoid passing over higher fees to customers.
