This sum takes into account the announced retail price of these future flying cars, as well as the cost of obtaining a license to fly one, plus insurance, storage and re-fuelling.

Research from the UK car sales website, Pentagon Motor Group reveals that owning a flying car will cost an average of £535,831 – or somewhere in the region of US$742,498 – when the first models hit the market.

To arrive at this sum, analysts added up the cost of buying a car, as well as re-fuelling, learning to fly, insurance and parking.

Obtaining the right kind of license to fly one of these vehicles could alone cost £26,830.

Meanwhile, the £12,850 cost of insurance is calculated on the basis of an aircraft of similar weight and size, piloted by a person with no previous experience.

But the biggest expense will of course be the purchase of the vehicle, which will amount to nearly £500,000.

Among the models included in the study are the AeroMobil, the Aska, the Moller Skycar 400, the Terrafugia and the SkyDrive, not to mention the Pal-V.

This model, produced in the Netherlands, could well be the first flying car to land on the market, as soon as 2022.

Taking the form of a small sports car on the road, this vehicle transforms into a flying machine in a matter of moments.

Already approved for Europe, it is available for pre-order on the manufacturer’s website from €299,000. With the full array of options, the price rises to £499,000.