With the price of petrol forever on the increase, it is a good idea to drive to save fuel whenever you can.
Here are 21 fuel saving tips:
1. Fill your tank in the morning.
2. Do away with aggressive driving.
3. Fill up when it’s half tank rather than quarter tank.
4. Your car is not a taxi to ferry friends and unless you plan for those journeys, your friends should fill up.
5. Change to highest gear rather than driving in lowest gear.
6. Service your car regularly.
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7. Don’t over rev your car.
8. Look for more ways not to travel alone. Carpooling will help a lot, even only one day a week.
9. Drive the minimum required on the road.
10. Don’t be hard on brakes.
11. Try not to use the aircon.
12. Don’t be hard on your accelerator.
13. Check your tyre pressure if it’s correct.
14. Keep windows closed.
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15. Shop around for diesel or petrol prices – garages differ.
16. Travel at a regular speed (ie don’t repeatedly accelerate and then slow down); use cruise control if you have one.
17. Synchronised traffic lights are a big help.
18. It is more economical to use the aircon than driving with open windows.
19. Accelerate downhill and maintain speed on inclines; roll to a stop sign.
20. Get to know the timing of your local traffic lights.
21. Go for lift clubs to travel to work. Four is an ideal number: one member uses his or her car for a week, and the other for another week like that among the four of you.
