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The ‘green agenda’ is a big topic at the moment, and all big car manufacturers are now investing massive amounts of money in new green technology. Within the coming years we will no longer be driving our petrol and diesel drinking machines, and instead driving electric cars and other technology driven machines.

But in the mean time we keep our cars which use petrol and diesel. Thankfully there are quite a few ways to save fuel, this can help us beat the rising fuel costs and put more money in our wallets. The great thing about these methods is that they stand true whether you drive a petrol or diesel powered motor vehicle.

Here Are 5 Ways To Instantly Use Less fuel

  1. General Driving: Drive as smoothly as possible, acceleration and deceleration is what uses most fuel so avoid heavy braking and heavy accelerating. Also make sure you are in the right gear (revs between 1,500 & 2,500) and don’t coast in neutral. Modern cars have an auto shut-off on fuel, whereas when you are in neutral the car has to use a small amount of fuel to stop it from stalling.
  2. Cold Engine: Cold engines use twice as much fuel as a warm engine, so take it as easy as you can until your engine has warmed up. When possible completely avoid short journeys.
  3. Less Journeys, Multitask: A very easy way to lower the amount of fuel you use is to cut the amount of journeys you do. If you have to do a bit of shopping or pick something up then do it on the way home from work, instead of going home and then going back out.
  4. Car Sharing: If you have a work colleague who lives close to you then you could start car sharing, you drive one week, they drive the next. This could significantly lower your fuel consumption.
  5. Lose Weight: Get rid of stuff you constantly keep in your car but don’t need to. Golf clubs, bags, roof rack, bike rack etc. Many people always have stuff in their boot they don’t need.

Conclusion

These 5 ways are super easy to do and can be done instantly. Doing just these few methods you could save lots of money on fuel, you would be mad not to do them! For more fuel saving ideas including; using credit cards, chipping your engine and using BP ultimate check out Save-Petrol.co.uk which has over 15 free tips.

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