Frugal driving takes patience, but by setting off just 5 minutes earlier can really make a difference to your mpg, that extra 5 minutes allows you to drive a little slower and decrease your speed by 5 mph. Simple Maintenance can also help in conserving fuel and the safety of you and any passengers.
New learner drivers are being told all of these when driving with an instructor.
Doing this has many advantages.
The First advantage is that you will save fuel and money if you have a set amount of fuel to put in to your car after a few week driving slower you will have one week where you will most likely not have to fill up your car.
Second advantage is that by driving slower there is less wear and tear on your car mainly your tyres, always make sure that your tyres are at the correct pressure, under inflated tyres can cause you mpg to go down costing more fuel as well as not wearing the tyre down evenly you will end up having more wear on the outside of you tyre.
Over inflated tyres is a bigger hazard, depending on how much they are over inflated. A bump or wrong turn could case the tyre to give way and explode causing your car to lose control and in most cases crash. The wear on over inflated tyres is concentrated on the inside of the tyre so when the centre is worn out you will have to get new tyres even if there is plenty on the outside.
Third Advantage is that by driving slower you, passengers and other cars that may be involved in a traffic collision are more likely to sustain less injury in the event of an accident. Like I have said above making sure you tyres are correctly inflated and in good condition can also help prevent accidents.
Another way to increase your mpg is minimise the use of air conditioning as these systems are often powered by belts attached to the engine, which puts additional load on the car’s engine which increases the rpm to achieve the same speed that you are travelling. Make sure that you windows are closed when travelling, having windows open while driving causes more drag on the car and has the same effect of the engine as I just stated about when using Air conditioning.
Brake less!
That’s right, don’t use your brakes allow your car to natural slow down(Not coasting) this save your brake pads and helps them to last longer and is more economical saving you fuel.
All of these steps can help save a lot of fuel and could change your average mpg from 34mpg to 48mpg as I experienced when doing some testing. At times I had reached 50mpg after being at 32mpg which is a considerable amount of fuel saved over time
Learner Driver insurance Help
Provisional Marmalade learner driver insurance provides cover for learner drivers whilst practicing in a car owned by someone else. Any claim arising from the policy does not affect the car owner’s policy or their no claims discount.
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