Saving your fuel

We have discussed it before but we make no excuses for raising it again, that is the need to save both fuel and importantly, money. With the ever increasing cost of oil and subsequently petrol and diesel fuel, the need to try to save this precious commodity is paramount and we; at the Bill Plant Driving School offer some handy tips to try to achieve this.

Reduce weight in the car; do not carry unnecessary heavy items and that can mean not keeping your tank full all the time. Keep your tyres inflated to the maximum recommended pressure, do not drive with the windows open, this causes drag it is better to use air conditioning on a hot day but this uses fuel too. Avoid excessive use of the brakes, anticipate approaching traffic lights and junctions, braking turns fuel into waste heat. Keep the revs down; try to get into as high a gear as quickly possible. Keep a really light right foot and plan your journey before hand, a third of city traffic is estimated to be lost or looking for an address. Use motorways as much as possible, the most efficient way to run a vehicle. Lastly, we know this will hurt, consider you car as a luxury item.

Published by admin on June 18th, 2008 in Bill Plant, Driving School, General