Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)

PETROL VEHICLE RUNNING COSTS 63 TON (approx. price £800). Standing Charges— Interest on Capital (at 6% per annum) . Depreciation on tyreless vehicle (at 15% per annum) Wages of Driver .... (at 65s. a week). Insurance and Garage (at ^14 and ^12 per annum) Running Costs (400 miles per week)— Per Mile Fuel at 2s. lOd. per gal. . , . 3-09d (11 m.p.g.) Ons and grease .... 0-30d. Repairs and Removals . . . 1'4Id Tyres (10,000 mile life) . . ' l-Old? 5-81d. Per Week £ s. d. 18 6 2 3 9 3 5- 10 - 5 3- 10 - 2 7- 1 13 8 ^16 10 11 Total vehicle cost per mile—9-9d. The following table is also for a 1| ton vehicle of another make. Interest on Capital outlay is taken at 6 per cent, as in the previous case— Weekly Mileage. 250 300 350 400 450 500 Tyres -864d. . Petrol at 2s. lOd. per gal. 10 m.p.g. = 3-4d- Lubricants -2d. Maintenance l-56d. . Depreciation (less tyres) l-27d. Interest at £57 per annum. Insurance Storage . Drivers’ Wages £ s. d. 18 - 3 10 10 4 2 1 12 6 1 6 5 1 1 11 6 - 5 - 3 - - £ s. d. 1 1 7 4 5- 5 - 1 19 - 1 11 9 1 1 11 6 - 5 - 3 - - £ s. d. 1 5 2 4 19 2 5 10 2 5 6 1 17 - 1 1 11 6 - 5 - £ s. d. 1 8 9 5 13 4 6 8 2 12 - 2 2 4 1 1 11 6 - 5 - £ s. d. 1 12 4 6 7 6 7 6 2 18 6 2 7 7 1 1 11 6 - 5 - £ J. d. 1 16 - 7 1 8 8 4 3 5- 2 12 11 1 1 11 6 - 5 - 3 - - Weekly cost £12 4 10 £13 15 3 £15 5 7 £16 16 - £18 6 4 £19 16 10 Per Car Mile ll-75d. 10-47d. 10-08d. 9-77d. 9-52d. Weekly Running Reports. In contrast to the above the succeeding tables are actual weekly running reports, extending over a