Normally when we think of the cost of owning a car, we usually just consider the gas, insurance and maintenance expenses without taking into account indirect social costs such as taxes, pollution and traffic congestion. The True Cost of Driving is a calculator that estimates a more realistic cost of driving by including indirect costs associated with driving.

The website computes true cost of driving a car based on your annual vehicle mileage, direct and indirect driver’s expenses.

To calculate your true cost of driving, just input information about your commute and driving habits. Direct driver’s expenses include the basic stuff that we consider when computing for driving costs: insurance, fuel, maintenance, parking fees, tolls and many more. Indirect driver’s expenses on the other hand are the things that we don’t usually take into account when computing for driving costs: waste disposal, air pollution damage, congestion cost, road noise, external resource consumption cost, and many more.

While the method of computing these indirect costs is debatable, it certainly gives motorists a clearer picture of the price that they pay for driving and hopefully, they would consider alternatives such as carpooling, vanpooling, commuting, or riding a bike.

Features:

• Calculate a more accurate cost of your driving.
• Gas prices are updated monthly.
• Free, no signup is required.

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