Don't push the
accelerator down too far
You can't do much about the
design of your car, but you
can avoid making it worse by
not leaving the windows and
sunroof open. It's better to
use the air vents for most of
the year, and the air-
conditioning when it gets too
hot.
Don't carry round
unnecessary weight
Just like your body, your car
needs more fuel to move
around more weight. So just
as you wouldn't wear a
heavy rucksack unless you
had to, don't cart stuff
around in the boot of your
Remove the roof rack or car unless you need it.
ski box
Ironically, the heavier the
item (the usual culprits are
This is just like leaving the
golf clubs and trolleys), the
windows open, but worse.
less likely you are to bother
Even if the roof rack is
empty, it increases drag and taking it out of the boot and
the greater the effect it will
makes your car use more
have on your fuel
fuel, while a big ski box is
consumption.
like having another car
strapped to your roof. The
Accelerate smoothly
latest roof racks and ski
boxes are quick and easy to The perfect way to travel is
fit and remove, so make the at a constant (ideally around
50mph), and in the highest
effort to stow them away
when you're not using them. gear (five or six). So if you're
a patient driver, you'll have
lower fuel bills, it's as simple
as that.
This one always surprises people.
It's not just to do with what gear
you're in. You may be in a high
gear and travelling at a sensible
speed, but if you're pushing the
accelerator down a long way to
avoid changing in to lower gear
(into third from fourth, for
example), then you're actually
using more fuel not less.
Obviously, if your car has an
automatic gearbox (you'll know if it
does), then it will probably do a
better job than you of choosing
which gear to be in, so it's not a
problem.
Turn the air-conditioning
off
It's tempting to leave the air-con
on the whole year round. It stops
the windows misting up in the
winter and you don't ever need to
think about the temperature inside
the car, but it uses quite a bit of
fuel, so we'd advise you turn it off
when it's not hot (on most cars the
button has a snowflake symbol).
Stick to the speed limit
If you ignored the law, you could
save a bit of time off your journey
by travelling above the speed limit,
particularly on long motorway
trips. But, although you might
arrive 20 minutes early, it uses
much more fuel when it is
travelling.
Check your tyre pressures
regularly
The lower the tyre pressure, the
more fuel the car needs to move it
down the road.
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