Top Five Fuel Saving Tips

Here are five of the easiest ways to improve your petrol usage, which leaves drivers with more cash to put towards car payments and car insurance.

• An obvious way to save petrol is by maintaining a well performing car. Carry out maintenance checks regularly and read the owner's manual, in order to ensure that your car receives the best service and care. Also make sure your tires are correctly inflated particularly because under inflation creates drag, which reduces fuel economy.
• Maintaining good aerodynamics is also a great way to ensure your car gets maximum mileage per tank of petrol. Carrying unnecessary baggage on the roof creates fuel consuming drag, so keep your roof clear unless you actually need to transport something.
• Continuous spurts of acceleration and braking also lowers your petrol mileage. It is often the best idea to maintain a constant speed wherever possible, especially on the highway and to take it easy on starts and stops. Slower driving also uses less petrol than speeding.
• If you are stopped in traffic for long periods of time then turn the vehicle off. Idling in traffic for minutes on end wastes petrol and also adds to the wear and tear and your vehicle. Reducing wear and tear will also have an impact on your motor insurance policy.
• Plan your trips to incorporate all the places you need to visit into one journey and to avoid areas with congested traffic and fuel wasting traffic jams. Avoiding high traffic areas also reduces the chances of having an accident, which, along with ultimately saving you money on your car insurance premiums, will ensure that you arrive at your journey’s end safe and sound.

For other smart fuel saving tips and more ways to beat the rising costs associated with owning a car, read the informative Sunday Times feature article, ‘Be Smart and Best the Soaring Cost of Motoring’.

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