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

J 3 (i)'i' ’■< PETROL VEHICLE COSTS 49 repairs are carried out when required, and in a sound manner. Weekly Cost. £ s. d. Interest on Capital of ^120 at 5% . . . .-23 Depreciation at 30% . . . . . . - 12 6 Insurance . . . . . . . .-23 Establishment and management charges . . . - 5 — Nineteen gallons of petrol at Is. 5d. per gallon . . 16 11 Oil and grease . . . . . . . . — 1 — Tyres (three sets per year) . . . . . .-73 Cleaning . . . . . . . .'-86 Painting car once a year . . . . . .-16 Mechanic’s time, repairs, and adjustments . . .-68 Renewal parts . . . . . . . - 5 — Lighting and lamp upkeep . . . . . . - - 11 500 miles for . . . . . . . £3 19 9 or 1-908 pence a mile. r-r»—-r ■ - A Departmental Stores Fleet. The following figures reläte to a fleet of ten three- wheeled 2-4 cwt. machines employed in conjunction with a fleet of thirty-seven 15 cwt. petrol driven vans by a large London “ Stores.” Ist May, 1915, to 31st Jan., 1916. £ s. d. Repairs including tyres . . . . . 197 6 7 Expenses (petrol, oil, etc.) . . . . . 160 - - Drivers’ wages ....... 360 - - Garage staff wages . . . . . . 56 8 - Depreciation ....... 200 - - Insurance . . . . . . . 60 - - £1033 14 7 The mileage run was 85,000 which. gives vehicle cost per mile—exclusive of rent, rates and taxes, and interest on the Capital—at 2’9 pence. 1919-1920 Gosts. The table on next page refers to a three-wheeled type of van of the 3-5 cwt. class, and gives the 4—(1889)