Car insurance is expensive enough as it is - but imagine what it's like for Batman.
Back to the Future's DeLorean and the flying car from Harry Potter are among the many iconic Hollywood vehicles that have dazzled viewers.
Now insurance firm 1st CENTRAL have compiled a list of movie cars to see how much they'd cost the average driver .
Although some aspects of the Back To The Future car, like the time travel enabling flux capacitor, do not exist specialists say the vehicle would cost £60,000 a year to insure.
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If they did decide to take the car out on a public highway , then it would be classed as a Group 20 vehicle making it extra expensive to drive.
But top of the list is Transformers truck Optimus Prime as the most expensive movie vehicle to insure.
Premium: Optimus Prime would be £1m a year to insure thanks to the high risk
With its history of collisions, containing a weapon, as well as being an alien without a fixed address the firm all count against the Peterbilt 379 truck with a £1 million quote .
Prime's truck is followed by Bruce Wayne's Batmobile, the second most expensive motor at £750,000.
Dark: You too could ride in the Batmobile as long as you have £750,000 to spare for the paperworkThe light blue Flying Ford Anglia 105E Deluxe in Harry Potter , was modified by Arthur Weasley to be able to fly and become invisible.
Despite its small size it would not be insured for any less than £70,000.
Fleeing: Mr Weasley's car can fly but it would cost £70,000 to insure
And if you fancy getting your hands on Wolverine's famous bike from the X-Men series then you'd have to fork out a whopping £150,000 thanks to its souped up capabilities.
If you've not got those funds then perhaps you can splash out on a Ducati Diavel Cromo which cost just £18,000 and can be insured for a lot less.
Bike: Wolverine's motorcycle is a pricey piece of kit and would cost £150,000 to insure
If your finances can't quite stretch that far you could always get your hands on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for just £3,500 a year in insurance costs.
A replica of the 1936 car used in the 1968 children's film was sold by Top Gear presenter Chris Evans last month at a charity auction.
With the new James Bond movie "Spectre" being released on the on Monday, Insurance firm Kwikfit's professional underwriters have calculated how much the payout for James's recklessness would be from recent smashes during Daniel Craig's tenure.
HM Insurance: Daniel Craig as James Bond, with the new Aston MartinAnd they reckon this expensive spy would have cost them £1,498,855 in payouts.
With 007 driving the new Aston Martin DB10, estimated at being worth £600,000 , his premium would be on the expensive side if he was driving it for personal use.
Source: Here's how much it would cost to insure your DeLorean, Batmobile or flying Harry Potter car
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