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Extra passengers do use more fuel, but in most conditions the effect is smaller than drivers expect. The penalty is most noticeable in stop-start urban driving and on hills; at mot...
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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...
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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 cause...
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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 systems...
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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.
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Most drivers know roughly what they pay at the pump. Far fewer know what one mile of driving actually costs in fuel or electricity.
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The usual advice is that diesel makes financial sense if you drive enough miles. What that advice often leaves out is the other half of the calculation: a diesel engine’s particula...
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Oil prices drop. A Budget announces a duty freeze. Yet the number on the board at your local forecourt barely moves.
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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...
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At most UK forecourts, premium diesel sits 5 to 12p per litre above the standard pump price. Over a 60-litre fill, that is £3 to £7 more every time.
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Supermarket forecourts are usually cheaper than branded stations. That part is straightforward.
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