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Four tips: How to save petrol
This month's petrol price hike took the cost of petrol to record highs.
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WITH the petrol price reaching a record high of R15.54 for 93 octane, R15.79 for 95 octane and diesel sitting at R14.19 a litre, everybody wants to know how they can save petrol.
In a Facebook post, the South African government gave motorists what they called, ‘tips’ on how to save petrol.
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Here’s what they suggested:
1.Make fewer trips.
2.Don’t drive during rush hour.
3.Don’t carry unnecessary weight.
4.Accelerate smoothly, don’t push the accelerator down too far.
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