Hypermiling all the way to the bank

Hypermiling has never been easy.My wife moans that I drive too slow, turns on the AC when the sun makes even the most brief appearances and generally picks at my fuel saving efforts. What she doesn’t see is the huge savings I make for our family, allowing us...

The big bus experiment

Many moons ago the bus was my only option to get to college. Even without a car my trusty mega rider and me could travel all week within Peterborough for only £5. Lately I’ve been thinking of opting for the bus in order to get to work and see how I fare. I know...

45mpg and a little disappointed.

My first true fill up in the Volvo was not quite what I expected. Thinking that I could return anything even near to the Skoda was a bad idea, a heavy smaller engined petrol car is no match for the efficency of the VAG fuel sipper. Over varied roads and conditions the...