[Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 32, Issue 17

[joelct at singnet.com.sg (Joseph Low)]

             Joseph

              Singapore car owners not only pay 250% tax on their cars - we
              also pay

              Certificate of Entitlement - a typical plus 1600cc car
certificate costs some
              US$8000 - costs vary according to monthly bids - this COE is
valid 10 years after
              which if we keep the car - we have to renew at the prevailing
rate

               Petrol currently is US$1.10 per litre

               Road tax - for a plus 1600cc car is - US$1100 per year

               We also pay Toll Fees of US$0.90 each time we enter the city

               Joseph / Singapore

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of
Joseph Yao
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 3:02 AM
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 32, Issue 17

Gerry,

I lived in the UK for twenty years and it is still a relatively inexpensive
place to maintain a car.  Here are my car-related expenses in my part of the
world:

Car tax 100% - for example, a 2006 Porsche 911 costs US$220,000
Annual road tax  US$1,700
Insurance  US$2,800/year with full NCB
Petrol/gas  US$8.33/gallon, approx. US$900/month
Parking  US$520/month (residential)
Parking  US$580/month (office)
Parking  US$4/hour (typical downtown parking lot)

Plus various tolls for tunnels/roads.

And culturally we do not like buying used cars, cars depreciate heavily
here: typically 30%/year.  Like Leica purchases, we prefer to buy new
whenever possible :-)

Still, I must not complain.  I understand my friends in Singapore have
approx. 250% car tax.

Joseph
[Hong Kong, SAR]


On 29/4/06 2:03 am, "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Petrol (lowest grade) is now at 0.99 at some of my local places, which
> equates to about $8 a gallon US. Couple that with cars about 35% more
> than most places, add around $300 per year road tax, and you soon
> realise that driving is an expensive 'luxury' here in southern England
> where congestion is some of the heaviest in Europe.
>
> Gerry
>
> On 28/04/06, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> As I'm aware of the costs in other countries due to my assignments about
the
>> planet over the years, quite frankly I always felt sorry for you folks in
>> the UK when I'd arrive home and realized how "cheap" our fuel was.


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