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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, t...
If you drive diesel, you have probably noticed it. Petrol prices fall on the forecourt, oil prices drop in the news, and your diesel pump price barely moves.
Servicing a car costs real money upfront. With fuel prices still high, it’s fair to ask whether keeping up with oil changes, tyre pressures and filters actually saves enough fuel t...
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.
Both arguments are right, but in different conditions. Air conditioning places a mechanical load on the engine via the compressor, which costs fuel. Open windows create aerodynamic...
A roof box or bike carrier increases aerodynamic drag, and drag costs more fuel per mile as speed rises, not in simple proportion, but disproportionately. At 70 mph the engine work...
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 th...
Cruise control saves fuel on a flat, clear motorway. On a hilly A-road, in moving traffic, or into a headwind, the same system can quietly use more fuel than driving manually.
Switching off a warm engine in a stationary queue does save fuel. How much you save, and whether you should do it manually or let the car handle it, depends on what you are driving...
The short answer is simple: it depends on the type of automatic. A dual-clutch gearbox cruising on the motorway, a CVT in stop-start city traffic, and a modern 8-speed torque conve...
Some fuel-saving tips you have probably heard before are real. A few are not. The ones that tend to be ignored, such as speed, anticipation, and what is strapped to your roof, are...
