By adapting your driving habits you can use your car more efficiently, ensuring that your petrol consumption is more effective and lasts longer. Experts estimate that you can cut your fuel use by up to 40% depending on how you drive. Ecodrive.org has more information on the following basic tips:

1. Don’t use super fuel unless you have been specifically told to – they make hardly any difference to the majority of cars
2. Make sure your tyres are properly inflated
3. Use the highest gear possible when driving and remember that the most efficient speed to drive at is 55 miles per hour for motorway driving according to treehugger.com
4. Make sure your car is empty of unnecessary junk
5. Drive at a ‘smooth’ speed rather than constantly change speeds
6. Use your air conditioning sparingly – it drastically increases your fuel usage
7. Make sure your headlights are not on unnecessarily
8. The harder you press the pedal the more you will have to fill up