{
  "id": "v20-ie-running-cost",
  "version": "20.16.0",
  "name": "Vehicle Running Cost Calculator — Ireland",
  "shortName": "Vehicle Running Cost",
  "description": "Calculate a whole-ownership budget without double counting loan principal as both purchase price and repayments. EUR planning view; stated limitations apply.",
  "category": "Vehicles & Travel",
  "categorySlug": "vehicles-travel",
  "keywords": [
    "running-cost",
    "ie",
    "vehicle-energy",
    "consumer-finance",
    "vehicle-rating"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/v20-ie-running-cost.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.16.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/ie/running-cost/",
    "definition": "/ie/running-cost/definition.json",
    "schema": "/ie/running-cost/schema.json",
    "llms": "/ie/running-cost/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/ie/running-cost/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/ie/running-cost/?unitSystem=metric&purchasePrice=30000&purchaseFees=2000&resaleValue=15000&years=5&annualDistance=20000&annualEnergy=1800&annualInsurance=900&annualMaintenance=600&annualOther=500&financeInterest=3000",
  "queryParameters": {
    "unitSystem": {
      "label": "Measurement system",
      "type": "select",
      "required": false,
      "default": "metric"
    },
    "purchasePrice": {
      "label": "Vehicle purchase price",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 30000
    },
    "purchaseFees": {
      "label": "One-off purchase taxes and fees",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 2000
    },
    "resaleValue": {
      "label": "Expected sale proceeds at end of ownership",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 15000
    },
    "years": {
      "label": "Ownership period, years",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 5
    },
    "annualDistance": {
      "label": "Annual driving distance",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 20000
    },
    "annualEnergy": {
      "label": "Annual fuel/charging cost",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 1800
    },
    "annualInsurance": {
      "label": "Annual insurance",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 900
    },
    "annualMaintenance": {
      "label": "Annual maintenance and repairs",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 600
    },
    "annualOther": {
      "label": "Annual tax, parking and other ownership costs",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 500
    },
    "financeInterest": {
      "label": "Interest only over the ownership period",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 3000
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "unitSystem",
      "label": "Measurement system",
      "type": "select",
      "defaultValue": "metric",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "imperial",
          "label": "Imperial (US gallons / short tons where relevant)"
        },
        {
          "value": "metric",
          "label": "Metric"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "purchasePrice",
      "label": "Vehicle purchase price",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 30000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "purchaseFees",
      "label": "One-off purchase taxes and fees",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 2000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "resaleValue",
      "label": "Expected sale proceeds at end of ownership",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 15000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "years",
      "label": "Ownership period, years",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 5,
      "required": true,
      "min": 1,
      "max": 50,
      "step": 1,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "annualDistance",
      "label": "Annual driving distance",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 20000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "suffix": "km",
      "unitConversion": {
        "factor": 1.609344,
        "offset": 0,
        "inverse": false,
        "metric": "km",
        "imperial": "mi",
        "canonicalMin": 0,
        "canonicalMax": 1000000000000
      },
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "annualEnergy",
      "label": "Annual fuel/charging cost",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 1800,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "annualInsurance",
      "label": "Annual insurance",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 900,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "annualMaintenance",
      "label": "Annual maintenance and repairs",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 600,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "annualOther",
      "label": "Annual tax, parking and other ownership costs",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 500,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "financeInterest",
      "label": "Interest only over the ownership period",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 3000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "depreciation",
      "label": "Purchase price minus resale proceeds",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "EUR"
    },
    {
      "id": "operatingCost",
      "label": "Total entered recurring operating costs",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "EUR"
    },
    {
      "id": "totalCost",
      "label": "Total ownership cost",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "primary": true,
      "currency": "EUR"
    },
    {
      "id": "annualCost",
      "label": "Annual equivalent ownership cost",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "EUR"
    },
    {
      "id": "costPerDistance",
      "label": "Cost per distance unit",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "rateUnit": "distance",
      "currency": "EUR"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "ownership cost = purchase price + purchase fees − resale proceeds + recurring operating costs + finance interest.",
    "note": "Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Illustrative defaults; required verification checks remain unconfirmed",
      "inputs": {
        "unitSystem": "metric",
        "purchasePrice": 30000,
        "purchaseFees": 2000,
        "resaleValue": 15000,
        "years": 5,
        "annualDistance": 20000,
        "annualEnergy": 1800,
        "annualInsurance": 900,
        "annualMaintenance": 600,
        "annualOther": 500,
        "financeInterest": 3000
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "DOE energy-use arithmetic",
      "url": "https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/save-electricity-and-fuel/appliances-and-electronics/estimating-appliance-and-home"
    },
    {
      "label": "NIST unit conversion guidance",
      "url": "https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811"
    },
    {
      "label": "CFPB loan-estimate explanation",
      "url": "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/owning-a-home/loan-estimate/"
    }
  ],
  "publicSlug": "running-cost",
  "namespace": "ie",
  "countries": [
    "us",
    "ca",
    "uk",
    "ie"
  ]
}