And not to mention increased wear and tear on brakes, gearbox and engine due to much more start-stop events during urban journeys especially at peak times i.e.

And not to mention increased wear and tear on brakes, gearbox and engine due to much more start-stop events during urban journeys especially at peak times i.e. traffic lights, junctions, tailbacks etc. On top of that, the car will be starting and stopping i.e. engine start/stop cycles far more during urban workload if you're a taxi driver, that also increases the number of times your car will be visiting the shop for maintenance as the life of the car increases. Cars with high long distance journey motorway miles will last far longer than a car working out its life in a city. This can affect resell value if you own the car rather than lease. As a fairly experienced second hand car owner/purchaser I'd far rather buy a motor with 100k+ motorway miles than 50k city life on the clock.