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Used Car Website

Formed in 2008, used car website http://www.carmony.co.uk/ has established a reputation for providing very reliable and useful tools to help its customers. Despite not being subject to the same level of exposure that has distinguished the likes of www.autotrader.co.uk and www.motors.co.uk , Carmony can rightly take its claim to be – as stated on the About section of the site – among the United Kingdom’s ‘leading used car websites’.
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Controlling the cost of owning a car

Buying and running a new car has never been more expensive. Factors such as depreciation and rising fuel and insurance costs add up to a hefty total. Cars are regarded as a significant contributing factor to climate change and global warming and many manufacturers are putting initiatives in place to encourage people to consider swapping to more environmentally friendly cars. Read more »

Finances de voiture - tout que vous devez savoir le coût de voitures

The Cost of Cars

The following pages detail the numerous topics associated with car finance and the cost of owning a car.

Take a look at the following pages to help better understand the finanicial implications of owning a car, or take a look at this helpful website


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UK Fuel Duty - How Much of Your Petrol Diesel or LPG Purchase Goes on Taxes How much Fuel Duty do we pay for Petrol ? (2012) In the UK there is a fuel duty that is applied...
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When Buying Second Hand Cars Make Good Sense Buying Second Hand Cars The math is fairly simple – there are more used cars than new ones...
Breakdown Cover Explained Breakdown Cover is a must for Motorists Most motorists in the UK are quite familiar with...
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Road Tax Bands - Which Road Tax Band is Your Car in? Motoring has become an expensive necessity for most of us and in the UK we are feeling the pinch....
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Car Hiring - A Checklist for Getting a Car Hire Service A Checklist for Getting a Car Hire Service The mobility afforded by having a car hire has its...
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How to Calculate your Total Car Running Costs Calculating Your Car Running Costs There has been a lot in the news lately about the high price...
Proposed Car Scrappage Scheme in the UK - Aug 09 Car Scrappage in the UK A car scrappage scheme is when the government provides a grant to people...
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Car Warranties: Tips on How to Carefully Buy a Car Warranty Tips on How to Buy a Car Warranty Car tax, car insurance and car warranties – what do...
Using Fuel Cards to Buy Petrol and Save Costs The Benefits of Fuel Cards With the cost of fuel at an all-time high, businesses are scrutinising...
What is Our Car and Road Money Tax Spent On? Where Does Our Car and Road Tax Money Go?
Car tax History - Where Did the UK's Car Tax Disc System Come From? History of the Car Tax We all know the purpose of those little tax discs we are required to keep...
Use Petrol Fuel Cards to Save Time and Money Save Time and Money with Fuel Cards A fuel card is a payment or credit card used for buying...
Car Tax - A Review of Car Tax Systesm in the Western Word A Review of Car Tax in Industrial Countries While there is no established definition for an...
City Congestion Charges and Taxes City Congestion Charges
Petrol Fuel Consumption What is the Petrol Consumption of your car Use the form at the bottom of this page to find...
Finances de voiture - tout que vous devez savoir le coût de voitures
Controlling the cost of owning a car Buying and running a new car has never been more expensive. Factors such as depreciation and rising...
Used Car Website Formed in 2008, used car website http://www.carmony.co.uk/ has established a reputation for...

Petrol Fuel Consumption

What is the Petrol Consumption of your car

Use the form at the bottom of this page to find out how much petrol consumes for every mile that it drive (miles per gallon or MPG). The higher the car's mpg the lower its petrol consumption.

Calculating my car's petrol consumption

Some modern cars will tell you your petrol consumption in miles per gallon on the onboard computer. However if you do not have this feature then you will have to rely on the old fashion method. Read more »

Car Tax - A Review of Car Tax Systesm in the Western Word

A Review of Car Tax in Industrial Countries

While there is no established definition for an ‘Industrial Country,’ a good basic definition is that it is a country where the citizens are allowed to enjoy a healthy and free life in a completely safe environment.’ In reality the term really refers to the economic development of a country. The more advanced the country is, the more likely its citizens are to purchase cars. Each country handles the tax on cars in a different way. Read more »

Use Petrol Fuel Cards to Save Time and Money

Save Time and Money with Fuel Cards

A fuel card is a payment or credit card used for buying gasoline, diesel and unleaded petrol at filling stations or petrol forecourts. It works in a similar fashion to a normal credit or debit cards with the account either being pre-paid or cleared at the end of each month. Fuel cards are particularaly popular with medium or large businesses who can hand them out to their drivers to buy fuel with. This keeps the administration costs low on claiming back fuel allowances whilst only allowing the drivers to use the card to buy fuel. Read more »

Car tax History - Where Did the UK's Car Tax Disc System Come From?

History of the Car Tax

We all know the purpose of those little tax discs we are required to keep in our cars – they have been around for many years. Did you ever stop to think about just where they came from? You may be surprised that the concept of the road tax is actually several hundred years old. The basis for our current system is a system developed during medieval times. Read more »

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