Four tips: How to save petrol

This month's petrol price hike took the cost of petrol to record highs.

PAPPI has vowed to bring the country to a standstill, accusing government of not doing enough to resolve the fuel issue.

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.