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Tips For Keeping Petrol Costs Down

<p dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In the United Kingdom&comma; prices were as high as 141&period;90ppl at the start of July&period; With fuel prices rising higher and higher all the time&comma; drivers&comma; haulage companies and everyone in-between are constantly looking to find ways to save money on petrol&period; Here are some tips to save fuel and a little money&semi; every penny counts&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The first step is at the petrol station&period; When you are filling up your tank&comma; make sure to keep the hose inside the hole until the pump shuts off completely&period; Many times there can be as much as half a cup still inside the hose&period; It would be a waste to not get every drop of petrol&comma; especially for large haulage companies that spend thousands on fuel a week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5862" alt&equals;"Tips For Keeping Petrol Costs Down" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;07&sol;petrol-prices-007&period;jpg" width&equals;"460" height&equals;"276" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There are many times during the day you may have the need to stop at stop lights for a couple of minutes&period; When this happens put your car in neutral or park to decrease the amount of petrol flowing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Clogged air filters also increase fuel consumption by tapering airflow to the engine&period; These filters should be cleaned or replaced about every 20&comma;000 miles for cars that spend a lot of time on motorways&comma; especially for haulage companies with lorries that travel across the country&period; Also keep in mind that a slightly dirty filter actually cleans more efficiently than a brand new filter&period; The dirt trapped by the filter actually helps to screen out the smaller pieces that can get through&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Tyres also have a huge impact on fuel efficiency&period; Make sure to keep the tyre pressure at the recommended levels as dictated by the manufacturer&period; This is one of the easiest and most significant ways to save on fuel&comma; especially for haulage companies with lorries that have 18 or so wheels on them&excl; Another important part of this is the alignment&semi; poor alignment can cause tyres to wear out more quickly and forces your engine to work much harder&period; With the perfect alignment drivers can save up to 10&percnt; on fuel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You should also be conscious of your speed&period; It’s so easy to hit the accelerator when on the motor way&comma; but fuel consumption increases when you accelerate faster&period; Also&comma; petrol is used up significantly faster over 90 km&sol;h&comma; and at 110 km&sol;h the vehicle uses up to 25&percnt; more fuel than it would 20 below that&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">While we&&num;8217&semi;re all making more and more of an effort to lead economical lives&comma; transportation is non-negotiable sometimes&period; These tips will hopefully be helpful to regular commuters as well as haulage companies to keep fuel consumption and costs down until prices are more reasonable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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