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minus-squaremanualoverride@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·9 months agoNews in UK today said car insurance for young drivers is now £3000 a year on average ($4000USD)
minus-squaremanualoverride@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 months agoYup, at UK minimum wage 17 year olds would have to work 9 hours a week just to pay for car insurance. Then there is road tax, fuel, MOT, repairs, and buying the car in the first place.
News in UK today said car insurance for young drivers is now £3000 a year on average ($4000USD)
What? That’s in no way sustainable.
Exactly the point of this post
Yup, at UK minimum wage 17 year olds would have to work 9 hours a week just to pay for car insurance. Then there is road tax, fuel, MOT, repairs, and buying the car in the first place.