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Eco Driving Tips
2009-02-10

ECO Friendly Driving - Ten tips to help protect our environment by using fuel efficiently when driving, we can all do a little to help.
 

By following the ten tips below we can also save fuel & save money:

1. Keep your car well serviced and check the oil level regularly
2. Check your tyre pressure every month
3. Remove unnecessary weight from your boot or back seats
4. Close your windows, especially at higher speeds and remove empty roof racks
5. Use air conditioning only when necessary
6. Start driving soon after starting the engine and turn off the engine when stationary for more than one minute
7. Drive at reasonable speeds and above all, drive smoothly
8. When accelerating, change up gears as early as possible
9. Try to anticipate traffic flow
10. Consider car sharing for work or leisure

During your driving lessons and before you take you driving test, your driving instructor should talk about and encourage you to drive in a ECO friendly way.

If you would like to find out more about protecting the environment including: buying a car and choosing the most efficient vehicles, driving your car in a way that cuts down on your C02 emmisions, sharing car journeys so there are less cars on the roads and comparing the C02 emmisions on the latest vehicles visit the Directgov website Act on C02. It has lots of useful information on how to cut our emmisons in the car, in the home & even out shopping! How about giving clutter the boot, clear out all the stuff you don't need.
 

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