This calculator will tell you the real cost of a journey in fuel useage, all you need to know is the distance of the journey, the cost per litre of fuel and your vehicles MPG. Fill in the form and we will do the rest.
Top Tips For Reducing The Cost Of Your Journey
1. Carry out basic car maintenance
Check your tyre pressures and car oil levels. Its also a good idea to make sure you have enough screen washer fluid for your journey also and the car is being serviced in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations.
2. Reduce weight!
The less weight your car has to carry the easier job it has, using less fuel!
3. Car Share
Where possible share the car journey with as many people as possible, possibly the best cost saving tip if everyone agrees to share the fuel cost! You don't need to poetentially know the person sharing also, see a few websites available for car sharing: www.liftshare.com/uk/, www.shareacar.com, www.nationalcarshare.co.uk, www.carpooling.co.uk
4. Compare Fuel Prices
Make sure you are always paying less at the pumps by hunting out the best prices on fuel. www.petrolprices.com is great for this, they also have an smartphone app which is extremely useful.
5. Use Cashback Cards
Using a cashback credit card to buy your fuel is a great idea providing you pay it off in fuel each month, the best cards can pay up to 3% just for using a different piece of plastic!
6. Use regular fuel unless your car needs it
Filling up with regular rather than optimax or ultimate only makes sense if you own a performance vehicle and is required by the engine, anything else is wasted money.
for more fuel efficiency tips designed to reduce the cost of driving please see our UK vehicle MPG calculation page