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Latest fuel-saving guidance focused on How-to Guides from Petrol Savings editorial.
For most drivers, filling up at or before the quarter-tank mark is the sensible habit. Not because running lower is acutely dangerous, but because it removes a cluster of small dis...
Yes, bad petrol can damage your car. Water contamination, cross-contamination during delivery, debris or particulates from storage tanks, and stale fuel are among the typical…
Stop. Do not start the engine. If the car has a keyless ignition system, keep the key fob well away and do not switch the ignition on; on some models, activating the car’s…
A UK forecourt price board takes about five seconds to read correctly, but there are three things most drivers scan past that make that reading wrong more often than it should be.
Most drivers know roughly what they pay at the pump. Far fewer know what one mile of driving actually costs in fuel or electricity.
The mpg figure on your dashboard is a calculation, not a direct measurement, and it often flatters. If you want to know what your car is actually achieving, and whether that figure…
Bank holiday congestion adds to your fuel bill in three ways: idle burn in stationary traffic, higher prices at motorway services when your tank is low, and fuel used on detours…
The difference between the most and least expensive petrol in London is rarely just a few pence. Between a central zone forecourt and a supermarket station on the North Circular…
Your car uses more fuel in winter. Some of that is unavoidable because cold engines run richer, cold air is denser, and more electrical systems are in use.
Underinflated tyres increase rolling resistance and raise fuel consumption. That part is well known.
An empty forecourt is an inconvenience, not an emergency, unless your tank is already very low. Most localised fuel disruptions in the UK resolve within hours or a few days, and…
The nearest petrol station and the cheapest one within a reasonable distance are rarely the same place. Whether the difference is worth a detour comes down to two numbers: how much…
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