Top 10 tips, save up to £150 per year.
1. Try to make sure your car is as light in weight as possible. Avoid unnecessary items in the boot, back seat or foot wells. Extra weight means a harder working engine and more fuel being consumed.
2. Make sure Air Conditioning is switched off or on economy mode unless necessary. Air con, works through engine reving and makes your engine work harder.
3. Remove all items on the car that make it unaerodynamic eg roof racks, roof boxes etc. These create extra drag forcing engine to work harder.
4. Make sure tyre pressures are inflated correctly. The more round the tyre the more economically it propells the car, making the engine work less.
5. Make sure to accelerate and brake smoothly, accerating and braking harshly consume a lot of fuel. Try to change gears smoothly up at 2000 to 2500 rev's. And try to brake in advance of any stop lines.
6. Try to stay within the speed limit and change gear to the highest most comfortable gear for the car. Eg 4th gear for 30 mph or 5th gear for 40mph. Don't use 5th gear on a 20mph zone as this has the opposite effect and again forces the engine to work harder.
7. Reverse park when you get to your destination. So when you start your journey and your car is on auto choke (ie reving heavily to warm up) you don't waste valuable fuel reversing. Try to also ensure gates and garage doors are open before starting to avoid waiting around.
8. Keep to the '2 second rule' avoid getting to close to cars in front to avoid extra braking. Also accelerate lightly trying to use the accelerator liberally.
9. Switch of the engine anywhere you feel you are waiting for more than 3 minutes eg railway crossing.
10. Last but not least, try to avoid using the car for any local journeys. Walk or cycle to the local shops etc.
National Driving School
Telephone: 020 8241 5522
Free Phone: 0800 043 4051
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Artificial snow closes roads in China
12 highways were closed on thursday after heavy snow fall in Beijing. The snow closed major roads and routes into and out of the city. Similar to snow falls that brought the UK to a halt earlier this month.
State media reported the snow was as a result of clouds being artificially seeded to enduce heavy snow in response to China worst drought for 38 years.
313 sticks of silver iodide were fired into clouds to enduce heavy snow, it is hoped that the snow will create moisture in the soil helping end the drought.
National Driving School
Telephone: 020 8241 5522
Free Phone: 0800 043 4051
State media reported the snow was as a result of clouds being artificially seeded to enduce heavy snow in response to China worst drought for 38 years.
313 sticks of silver iodide were fired into clouds to enduce heavy snow, it is hoped that the snow will create moisture in the soil helping end the drought.
National Driving School
Telephone: 020 8241 5522
Free Phone: 0800 043 4051
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