Top Tips on Saving Fuel
Whether you have just passed your driving test or been driving for years with petrol and diesel prices at record highs as well as increases in other prices, most of us are feeling the pinch. The fluctuating cost and seemingly ever increasing price rises mean that most of us are looking to reduce fuel costs and achieve the best mpg you can for your car, making a few small changes and driving smarter can mean big savings. Welcome to our 5 top tips to save fuel.
How to Save Fuel – Tip One – Don’t pay more than you have to.
Avoid expensive petrol stations, shop around for the best deal, supermarkets are typically cheapest, try to avoid filling up at expensive motorway service areas. Signup for any loyalty schemes, the points you accumulate can be exchanged for discounts at a later date. When you are filling up avoid the super or premium pumps, unless your car require handbook specifies you need it. This can often save between 10 to 15p per litre! There is no benefit for those who don’t need to use this fuel. I use www.petrolprices.co.uk almost daily.
How to Save Fuel – Tip Two – Match the gear to the speed
Pay more attention to when you change gear, every car will be different, if you don’t have a gear-shift indication that informs you of the most economical point to change gear, listen carefully to the engine and change up as soon as you can. Don’t let your engine struggle though in a gear that’s too high, that will be counter productive.
Your speed and driving style plays a part in fuel consumption, watching your speed and the way you drive can play a big part in fuel efficiency. The faster you drive the more fuel your car will consume. Braking sharply or accelerating hard when you set off will use much more fuel than you need to, try to drive smoothly, accelerating gently, look out for hazards and make sure you are prepared, this will give you plenty of time to change your speed gradually and avoid braking sharply.
How to Save Fuel -Tip Three – Maintenance
Keeping your car well maintained helps to improve fuel efficiency, regularly check your tyre pressure and ensure it is serviced regularly. Clean oil and fresh filters will improve fuel consumption. You can even get more fuel efficient tyres, you’ll need to do you own research there though, I use blackcircles to research tyre prices and different types of tyres available.
How to Save Fuel – Tip Four – Crack a window
Driving in hot weather can be very uncomfortable, if you are travelling at over 30mph then you should use the air conditioning, under 30mph it is more economical to open a window.
How to Save Fuel – Tip Five – Nice and simple
Remove all unnecessary equipment, especially roof boxes or racks and bicycle carriers, and empty the boot, only keeping the essentials. Simple.
Bonus Tip Six – Don’t be lazy
When it’s cold use an ice scraper or de-icing spray rather than leaving your car running and relying on the heating, personally i grab an old towel and put it over my windscreen the night before to reduce the amount of moisture that settles on the car windscreen over night. When you don’t need them, turn off the heated rear screen, demisters and headlights.
Conclusion
If you follow these top tips on saving fuel then there really is no reason not to save fuel, If you need more advice feel free to drop us a message at info@revolutiondrivinglessons.co.uk