They say that the most expensive part of your Car is the Petrol Tank and with petrol prices increasing at such a rate, now is a good time to look more closely at what we drive, why we drive and how we drive.

Here’s some good and wise tips to cut your Petrol expenditure down….

Tyre Pressures and Alignment

If you don’t follow your correct tyre pressures as per the Manufacturers handbook, the handling can become uneven and effect not only fuel consumption, but safety as well.
The same applies to wheel alignment. Any signs of shaking in the steering wheel or the drive not feeling right, go in and have them realigned.
Check out your tyre treads regulary. This will show any inbalance in them. If necessary, re-new.

Weight

We all tend to do this. We put a few things in the Boot for some reason or other, then forget about them. Extra weight means extra strain on the Car, which means extra fuel.

Keep your car as clear of ‘junk’ as possible.

Don’t fill up the Petrol Tank

Again, this just leads to extra weight. Unless you’re doing really long runs on a neccesary basis, filling up is not cost effective.

Change your Oil

They reckon that by changing your Oil on a regular basis you can extend your cars life considerably, especially with Diesel engines.
Every six month’s or about 8,000 miles is about the ideal.
It’s not usually a big expense item, but you will be rewarded by having a more fuel efficient engine.

Avoid Dragging

Any resistance to the car’s movement will mean extra petrol costs. Keep windows shut and don’t leave the old style roof racks on all the time

General Driving

Avoid the revving as you’re waiting for traffic light’s to change.
Starting your car sends a rush of petrol through, so if you’re just standing still for a few minutes and the engine’s in no fear of overheating.
On Motorways, the difference in fuel consumption between a constant 50mph and 70 mph is about 33.3%. 50 is best !
Maintain as little rev’s as you can especially when slowing down and pulling away.

Buy a Fuel Efficient Car

If you can afford a huge Car which guzzles up the fuel, fair enough I guess, but for general use cars look closely at the Manufacturers specifications, take a sneaky look at some Magazines and ‘Which’.

Car Share

Although extra weight in the Car, having two people in one car rather than two people in two cars has to be good economy and a stride into being more environmentally friendly. It also cuts down queues where your engine is running continuously.

Shop Around

Almost all Petrol Stations have a slight difference in price, plus they change almost daily. Every time you’re around Town have a peep and ‘today’s rate’. Get as many Loyalty Cards as you can!

Sell the Car

The ultimate I guess if you don’t really need one, or two, or three !

You could try the following product. Reviews are about 60% to 40% agreeing that it does help. You simply put the magnets around the Petrol pipe as instructions.

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