Can you believe the price of fuel now? Have you noticed just how quickly the price has gone up since it hit the £1 per litre mark? Diesel now around £1.22 a litre in my area and so we see the knock-on effects in the shops and in the services we buy (including driving lessons, of course!). So, are you beginning to find it a struggle to make ends meet each week/month? Perhaps you have been able to reduce some of your vehicle running costs through other forms of transport - perhaps you have a convenient bus service, or maybe you’ve polished up your old bike and got it roadworthy again, or maybe your bike, which was used just for recreational purposes, is now being used to get you to work or the children to school, or perhaps you are simply walking to those nearby places instead of getting the car out? Whatever measures you’ve taken along these lines are to be applauded as you become fitter and healthier and reduce the cost to the environment at the same time. Well done!
But what about those times when you do have to use the car, when there is no other viable alternative? Are there ways you could reduce your costs there? Well yes actually, there are 2 very different but very effective ways which, when combined, could potentially lead you to making savings of up to 20% on your fuel bill!
“Tell me more!” I hear you cry! Well I’m sure you’ve guessed already that one of those ways is to refresh your driving, bring it up-to-date, especially if you passed your driving test more than 10 years ago and you have not had any kind of refresher training since. Driver training will teach you better ways to use the vehicle controls to reduce fuel consumption, and will ensure greater safety and passenger comfort through a more proactive approach to hazards, as opposed to a reactive style. You could save between 10 and 15 per cent in fuel consumption, reduce wear and tear on your brakes, tyres, gear box and engine and, most importantly, you will greatly reduce your own stress levels (even if you believe you don’t have any stress when driving, believe me you really will notice a difference!). With an onboard computer in my car I am able to check my fuel consumption regularly; currently I am getting around 64mpg on local driving, with 72 mpg achieved on long distance. However, whenever I have had a qualified driver driving my car, someone on a driver training course for example, their first drives reduce the fuel consumption quite markedly. It’s amazing how much better the drivers perform once this is pointed out to them, the evidence there to see! So how much do you think you could save? Why not give driver training a try? You might be very pleasantly surprised!
UPDATE: Read Martin Lewis’s article on cutting your fuel spend by a third. Click on the link:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheaper-fuel
The other way you can save fuel, and reduce the negative effects on the environment at the same time, is to add Dipetane Fuel Treatment to your fuel tank, reducing fuel consumption by 8 - 10%. To find out more about this option, click on the following link:
Helps combust the fuel more efficiently to improve fuel economy whilst lowering smoke and emissions. For use in Petrol and Diesel. www.dipetanedistribution.co.uk
And by combining these 2 money-saving initiatives you could potentially save yourself up to 20% on your fuel bill! Why not try one then add the other - saving money can become quite addictive!
