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If you use the car please ensure you use lead free petrol.

Top Driving Tips

Get better mileage (& reduce pollution) by following these simple rules:

  • make sure your tyres are inflated to the correct pressure (this is up to 10% more fuel efficient) & check them once a fortnight & before long journeys. For safety ensure your tyres are in good condition, not worn or damaged, that the treads & tyre walls have no flaws or sharp objects in them.

  • drive smoothly anticipating road conditions and avoiding fast acceleration and sharp braking.

  • make your car as light as possible by emptying your boot of unneccessary items (every 45kg / 100lbs of unneccessary weight reduces fuel efficiency by 1%).

  • drive at 55 mph (88 kmph) when it is safe to do so (this is the most fuel efficient speed to drive at and up to 25% more fuel efficient than at 70 mph).

  • get your car tuned each year (this gives up to a 5% fuel advantage).

  • use radial tyres (they are up to 4% more fuel efficient than cross-ply).

  • use quality oil & change it as often as the manufacturer recommends. (The better the quality the more fuel efficient your car will be as engine friction is reduced).

 
? Did you know
One person flying in an aeroplane for one hour is responsible for the same greenhouse gas emissionsas a typical Bangladeshi in a whole year 5433 miles....

is the average mileage of the average UK motorist. The same person will also take the bus for 207 miles and use the train for 325 miles.

Source:
Transport Energy

Nearly a third of all car mileage is clocked up by people driving to work or during work.

Source:
Department of Transport

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Last Updated 13/01/2007