The price of petrol and diesel has stopped rising for a bit, but it's still a huge cost when running a car. Here are 10 simple fuel saving tips from . In lagos today, a litre is about 400 Naira and this is crazy and we hope that it gets down but as a driver please know these few steps to save yourself of fuel bills...above all try to avoid black market if possible. These PMS are usually mixed with something, I learnt its a thinner




1. Make fewer trips
Did you know that when you drive a car that has been parked for a few hours, the engine is cold and it uses much more fuel for the first five miles or so? Ideally you'd combine all your daily errands into one big trip. Often that's not possible if you have to pop out during the day to drop off and collect the family, but try not to go out separately to do the supermarket shop or buy a newspaper.

2. Don't drive in the rush hour
There are few worse places to spend your time than stuck in a traffic jam, but it's also a very expensive way of travelling. Every time that you stop and start in traffic, your car needs first gear and a huge amount of fuel to get moving again. Second gear is not much better. The best solution is to not travel during the rush hour. You can also save some fuel by trying to understand what the traffic is doing in front of you, and travelling steadily at a slow speed, rather than accelerating and braking. If you have to travel in rush hour a lot, then you could consider buying a hybrid car, which uses much less fuel in town than a normal petrol or diesel.

3. Close the windows (and sunroof, if you've got one)
It's not so much of a problem when you're driving in town (see above), but when you're out of town or on the motorway and moving more quickly, the shape of your car is very important. Car designers call it aerodynamics and make lots of effort to reduce the 'drag' and make the car as sleek as possible. Anything that makes wind noise as your car goes along is actually making your car more expensive to run. You can't do much about the design of your car, but you can avoid making it worse by not leaving the windows and sunroof open. It's better to use the air vents for most of the year, and the air-conditioning when it gets too hot.

4. Remove the roof rack or ski box
This is just like leaving the windows open, but worse. Even if the roof rack is empty, it increases drag and makes your car use more fuel, while a big ski box is like having another car strapped to your roof. The latest roof racks and ski boxes are quick and easy to fit and remove, so make the effort to stow them away when you're not using them.

5. Don't carry round unnecessary weight
Just like your body, your car needs more fuel to move around more weight. So, just as you wouldn't wear a heavy rucksack unless you had to, don't cart stuff around in the boot of your car unless you need it. Ironically, the heavier the item (the usual culprits are golf clubs and trolleys), the less likely you are to bother taking it out of the boot and the greater the effect it will have on your fuel consumption.

6. Accelerate smoothly
The perfect way to travel is at a constant speed (ideally around 50mph), and in the highest gear (five or six). So if you're a patient driver, you'll have lower fuel bills - it's as simple as that. It's unrealistic to avoid overtaking, but there's little point accelerating past a car to simply be in front of it at the next set of lights - any instant gratification will appear on your fuel bill the next time you fill up.

7. Don't push the accelerator down too far
This one always surprises people. It's not just to do with what gear you're in. You may be in a high gear and travelling at a sensible speed, but if you're pushing the accelerator down a long way to avoid changing into a lower gear (into third from fourth, for example), then you're actually using more fuel not less. Obviously, if your car has an automatic gearbox (you'll know if it does), then it will probably do a better job than you of choosing which gear to be in, so it's not a problem.

8. Turn the air-conditioning off
It's tempting to leave the air-con on the whole year round. It stops the windows misting up in the winter and you don't ever need to think about the temperature inside the car, but it uses quite a bit of fuel, so we'd advise you turn it off when it's not hot (on most cars the button has a snowflake symbol).

9. Stick to the speed limit
If you ignored the law, you could shave a bit of time off your journey by travelling above the speed limit, particularly on long motorway trips. But, although you might arrive about 20 minutes early on a 200-mile trip by travelling at 80mph instead of 70mph, it's also a false economy. While the car is running for 20 minutes less, it uses much more fuel when it is travelling. That 20 minutes could cost you up to £7 extra in fuel.

10. Check your tyre pressures regularly
The lower the tyre pressure, the more fuel the car needs to move it down the road. We recommend that you take five minutes every fortnight to check the tyres. If you're not sure what the pressure should be, you can normally find the figures near the lock inside the driver's door.

Fuel economy is an important factor when buying a car. As a rule, small cars are generally more economical in town and bigger diesel family cars are more economical on the motorway. We've put together a list of cars that are cheap to run, as well as cars that fit other criteria that you've told us are important, such as easy to park and good for families.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/advice/ten-tips-for-how-to-save-petrol/

This case of fuel scarcity don wear Agbada and Face cap dey trek go unknown destination,
Now let me celebrate being the FTC like others do.. and Tips for those that want this position, invest more on crime, politics, romance section and stop using MTN.

Nice... Well put together!

ok na

Admin oya do d needful.

see, dem no dey tell man for this one. Big boy no dey for fuel matter.

my friend has bought a pack of handkerchief and kept in his pigeon hole.

once he carries anybody, he offers you handky.

nothing will make him on his AC...

its a long journey with no hope in view.

GMB has said he is confused when subsidy is mentioned, meaning he will not pay marketers what he knows nothing about.

go get money from the bank now before its too late and stock your house with food.

no say i no tell you @Lalasticlala

Nice Article! But then, you can just ditch the car and use your 2 God-given appendages when doing something as mundane as buying a newspaper.

Heck, you could also go for a bike, if your routes aren't too long.......

Wait,what? You'd rather use your V8 toyota landcruiser 'cos everyone will look down on you and your bike-riding butt? My bad!

Ok

Absolute RUBBISH... This is why our leaders keep on manipulating us... We made this mistake since 2010 fuel subsidy wahala... Jona would have been sent parking since then but some enemy of the country vote him in..... The only solution I to fuel subsidy is to eject jona sharperly and give buhari our support to deal with all this Bastards... They are suppose to be hanged just like how china and south korea did to eliminate corruption!!!

Good one

Na. Wa

Nice points.
Thanks for sharing @ OP

Nice message but wat of we wey dey use legedis benz

Dont drive during rush hour?

How does that apply to those of us that work?

You also said our windows should be up and yet we should not on the A/C?

good wateva u do ease of d accelerator and learn to coast your car esp in city driving. brake gentle and say no to AC in city driving get a towel to b used in wiping sweat while driving n avoid traffic like ebola goodluck nigerians

hmmmmmmm

"Any bus stop #300", and mine is d 1st bus stop...I feel cheated... I'm dropping at the last bus stop..I'll trek back!"



suffering and smiling

Start mastering the acts of being indoors, Catch your fun indoors, Always cook, stock up you house, Smoke some good weed to feel great inside

in shorter term.
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Buy a bicycle.

Alright. Thank you for the tips.

Lolz


11. If you get to a sloppy area, put off your car and allow it to roll down all the way until it can no longer roll!

tonychristopher:
Anything that makes wind noise as your car goes along is actually making your car more expensive to run. You can't do much about the design of your car, but you can avoid making it worse by not leaving the windows and sunroof open

I've learnt a new thing today

Common Sense:
For commercial drivers, it is better for you to load one passenger in front and three at the back for a sedan than carrying 2 passengers in front and 4 at the back to make more money without knowing that extra passenger is extra fuel consumed and extra fuel cost and lower profit margin.

Till I have some very compelling reasons, my car remains parked.

It's time to burn some calories!

most people don't even have d privilege to view this thread...m running on my friends laptop battery... God save us from this wrecking fuel scarcity issue...#InGodwetrust

Showing this to my Mum,cause for world na only she sabi drive,she can go out at different times to plait hair,buy food stuffs and see a friend all in a day,and I will be the one queuing up at the filling station for upto 3hours under Sun.

Here in Maryland when i was studying & broke , I use to drive on reserve , plus every time I'm going downhill I will turn my engine off half way to leave the tires running All Lagoshians should do this henceforth