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Learning to drive doesn’t come cheap and after that you might still need to shell out for a set of wheels
Around 60pc of all journeys are 15 minutes or less, with work and shopping the main reasons for taking the car. Photo: Getty Images
With more than 2.4 million private vehicles on the road in Ireland, nobody knows more than motorists the real drain on finances that car ownership can be.
According to AA Ireland, the average annual cost of running a family car is €10,386 by the time you account for all the extras.
