{"id":1746,"date":"2012-11-14T09:43:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T09:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housingenergyadvisor.com\/blog\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2015-03-09T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T11:23:26","slug":"hard-up-drivers-desperate-to-save-money-fuel-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housingenergyadvisor.com\/blog\/hard-up-drivers-desperate-to-save-money-fuel-123\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard-up drivers desperate to save money on fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Enthusiasm about cutting costs loses out to love of speed, research finds. Hard-up English motorists are desperate to save money on fuel \u2013 but don\u2019t even know how much it costs, a survey released today has found.<\/p>\n<p>Research for the Energy Saving Trust\u2019s Fuel Your Passion campaign found almost three-quarters (71 per cent) of drivers do not know the average price of a litre of unleaded \u2013 but nine in ten admit shopping around to find cheaper fuel.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 80 per cent of car owners say they know following simple smarter driving tips could save them money \u2013 but a stubborn 51 per cent REFUSE to follow those tips because they are too set in their ways.<\/p>\n<p>The three-month Fuel Your Passion campaign aims to inspire drivers to save money behind the wheel by driving more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->An online app produced by the Energy Saving Trust for the campaign shows drivers how much they could save by following a series of simple tips, and is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energysavingtrust.org.uk\/Travel\/Fuel-your-passion\" target=\"_blank\">on their website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Saving Trust Senior Knowledge Manager \u2013 Transport, Tim Anderson, said: \u201cDrivers are so keen to save money on fuel that they\u2019re happy to spend time trying to find the cheapest petrol station \u2013 but don\u2019t want to follow simple tips which could save them around \u00a3270 a year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not hard to see why many people don\u2019t know the actual price of unleaded with prices rising so quickly. The Energy Saving Trust is here to show you how the impact of those rises can be reduced. Our new online Fuel Your Passion app shows how much money drivers could save by following smarter driving tips \u2013 and what they could spend that cash on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA little bit of knowledge goes a long way, and tips like properly inflating tyres and driving more smoothly can make a real difference at the pumps, which is important when times are so hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnergy Saving Trust advisors are on hand to answer any questions drivers have \u2013 they can be contacted through our Transport Advice Line on 0845 602 1425.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fuel Your Passion campaign was launched last month with new findings which showed inefficient driving costs English motorists almost \u00a37bn in wasted fuel every year. The research found drivers could save an average of \u00a3270 each \u2013 or 20p of every litre spent on petrol and diesel \u2013 by simply following a range of simple smarter driving tips.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- HEA blog 300x250 --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2370067811734011\"data-ad-slot=\"5331067377\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Now, the specially-commissioned Ipsos MORI survey, of 1,749 English motorists, has found men were less keen to change their driving habits to help save fuel than women, with 65 per cent of male respondents saying they \u201clike driving how they want to drive\u201d, \u201cdon\u2019t like being told what to do\u201d or simply \u201clike driving fast\u201d. In comparison, only 45 per cent of female motorists said they wouldn\u2019t change the way they drive to save fuel.<\/p>\n<p>The survey also highlighted drivers\u2019 misconceptions about ways to cut their fuel spend \u2013 with some tips making no difference at all, or even costing them money. Amazingly, 14 per cent of those questioned wrongly believe only driving at weekends would make their car more fuel efficient, and only five per cent of motorists stuck to the speed limit on motorways even though driving at 85mph uses around 25 per cent more petrol than driving at 70mph.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, following these smarter driving tips can make a real difference to a car\u2019s running costs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drive smoothly \u2013 avoid heavy acceleration and braking.<\/li>\n<li>Slow down \u2013 travelling at 70mph instead of 85mph on the motorway can save around \u00a320 a year.<\/li>\n<li>Shift up gears early, between 2,000 and 2,500rpm.<\/li>\n<li>Keep tyres correctly inflated \u2013 could save around \u00a331 a year<\/li>\n<li>Turn air conditioning off \u2013 could save around \u00a377 a year.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off your engine if you expect to be stopped for more than a minute.<\/li>\n<li>Remove roof racks and roof boxes to cut drag \u2013 could save around \u00a33 a year.Avoid carrying dead weight \u2013 remove unnecessary clutter from your car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anyone wanting to see how much smarter driving could save them should check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energysavingtrust.org.uk\/Travel\/Fuel-your-passion\" target=\"_blank\">Energy Saving Trust\u2019s website<\/a> at or call the Transport Advice Line on 0845 602 1425.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enthusiasm about cutting costs loses out to love of speed, research finds. 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