By Natasha Wynarczyk Almost one in five motorists have considered giving up their car in the past year due to rising costs. And a quarter of these said the price of repairs were amounting to more than their vehicle was worth. Meanwhile almost two-thirds of British drivers said they had noticed the cost of car ownership going up in the past 12 months. Many car-ownership costs such as insurance, road tax and fuel have risen in recent years, adding to motorists’ misery during the cost of living crisis. For example, car insurance prices reached record levels at the end of 2023, with the average pr…