Tips to Improve Fuel Economy
Fuel economy tips for UK motoring
As I begin writing this series of fuel economy articles, it is June 2008, Fuel prices in the UK have just taken another major leap in the wrong direction, the cost of UK motoring is becoming a serious concern. Your weekly fuel bill is fast becoming the most expensive aspect of running your car. MpgTips.co.uk has been set up to offer you unbiased advice, you won’t find a sales pitch in my articles, there is no newsletter, there are no annoying pop-ups and I won’t ask for your email, just genuine fuel economy tips for anyone who wants to read them. While checking out other fuel economy websites a few weeks ago, I realised that 95% of them have an obvious sales pitch, a catalogue of their own products to sell you, and as most of you will know, salesmen are only interested in selling, they aren’t really there to help you. You need to be aware that in most cases, that kind of information is a product focused sales pitch masquerading as free information, consequently it’s not very helpful to you.
The Site
The information contained within this site is based on my own personal experience of mixing petrol or diesel (and sometimes both) with various chemicals, testing driving theories and engine modifications. Over the coming weeks I will be telling you all about the joy of chemical additives (link to post, and yes, they are fun. I will also be spilling the beans on engine modifications, gas conversions, hybrid power units, the list is endless, I will post information about all of them in the near future.
Recent News
If you live in the UK, as I do, and you are paying £1.18 per litre of Unleaded Petrol or £1.30 per litre of Diesel, then you might agree that paying £75 to fill up your car is getting a tad expensive, and we all need to get better mpg. Even the Red Diesel Pirates are going to feel it this year, with the effective end of cheap Red Diesel in the UK. Car fuel economy is quickly becoming a serious problem for many motorists, we all need to tighten our belts & save fuel. Here at Mpgtips.co.uk I will provide you with all the fuel saving tips you need to increase vehicle efficiency and achieve better mpg.
Road Charging
One new topic in the motoring world, which has surfaced recently, is the UK government plans for a new Pay-Per-Mile road charging scheme. Under this new scheme, motorist’s will be charged for every mile they drive, and rate’s will vary, (up to maybe £1.50 per mile!) depending on the location and time of day, with the highest rates being charged at peak traffic times, when we would all be doing needless errands like driving to work, or taking our kids to school. Like we don’t pay enough already? I would have to utilise all my swearing vocabulary to express my personal opinion, but I will keep it zipped for now. What we do know is that the chancellor slipped in research funding for the scheme in the march 2008 budget. If this outrageous scheme becomes a reality, I will move to Canada before paying one extra penny (seriously). I’d like to meet the genius who dreamed up this scheme and firmly place my boot somewhere.
Alan.
Your views
Your opinions & experience on all aspects of fuel economy, would be a welcome addition to this site. If any reader has any information they would like to share on the following subjects: Electric car conversion, Gas conversion, Hydrogen / Water fuel cars, Engine modifications & other car fuel economy tips, Alan will happily post your views on the site (use the Contact us page).
Helpdesk
If you need help, advice, or have any relevant questions, send me an email and I will try to help. Typical enquiries would be (but not limited to) car buying advice, fuel economy tips etc, some enquiries may be published in the ‘helpdesk’ section.