Greener driving is all about reducing your fuel consumption, great news for your wallet and your carbon footprint! To get you started why not try out some of the easy driving tips below? Practising these on a regular basis could reduce your fuel consumption by up to 15%!
If some of your work colleagues are also interested why not ask your employer about hiring the Energy Saving Trust Smarter Driving simulator or try a Smarter Driving Lesson?
There are other ways to drive greener, for example you could consider car sharing. Why not ask around your family, work colleagues and neighbours to see if you could share the journey just once or twice a week?
Considering buying a new car ? Take a look at our tips for buying a more fuel efficient, lower emissions car.
Here are smarter drivers common sense tips that could save you up to £120 of fuel and 300kg of CO2 annually.
Nice wheels
Under-inflated tyres create more resistance when your car is moving so your engine has to work harder and more fuel is used, resulting in increased carbon emissions. Check your tyre pressures reguarly and refer to your car's manual for the correct tyre pressure.
More haste, less speed and fuel
Staying at or within the speed limit increases driver safety and has the added benefit of saving you money on fuel costs and reducing your emissions. For instance, at 50mph you could typically use up to 15% less fuel than at 70mph.
Waking up the neighbours
Car engines are designed to be efficient from the moment they are switched on, so revving it up like a Formula 1 car in pole position only wastes fuel and increases engine wear.
There must be another way!
Short journeys increase fuel consumption by up to 50% so why not walk, cycle or use public transport? To plan a journey by public transport go to www.wymetro.com.
It's not so cool after all !
Minimise the use of air conditioning as it makes a big difference to the amount of fuel you burn.
For even more useful greener driving tips download the Greener Driving leaflet.
