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2005 RAC cost of ownership puts the cost of running a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2l at £9.36/day. and a 1.6l Ford Focus at £13.04/day. Since fuel prices have increased some 40% since 2005, that puts it up to some £10.61 for the Corsa and £14.11 for the Focus.
Once you add in other factors (inflation, extra cost of driving in London (higher insurance, paying for a parking space, congestion charge, higher fuel costs than national average)), £15 a day sounds like a reasonable figure for a family size car.
RAC source: http://www.rac.co.uk/web/know-how/owning-a-car/running-costs/motor-index-results-q3-05.htm