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POLL: Have high fuel prices changed the way you drive?
Motoring costs are soaring. Car insurance premiums are at an all time high, fuel prices are rising daily and many are being priced out of their cars altogether. We'd like to know how you are dealing with record fuel prices and the extortionate cost of modern day...
Our Weekly Hypermiling Tip #6: Drafting
Drafting has been used in motor sport since it first began. The aerodynamic advantages of allowing the driver in front to cut you a path through the air is a commonly used technique used to aid over taking.In the real world and on real roads, such a manouvour would be...
Fuel price wars as fuel stockpiles released
UK supermarkets have started a fuel price war as a release of fuel stockpiles slash oil prices.Brent crude fell by over $8 a barrel on Thursday after the IEA (International Energy Agency) confirmed to be releasing a stockpile of 60 million barrels of oil over the next...
Kingdown School’s 1,980 MPG car wins Mallory Park Mileage Marathon
The aerodynamic concept car built by students at Kingdown School won by the Mallory Park Mileage Marathon with an equivalent of 1,980 miles on a single gallon of fuel.More than 20 schools from the UK competed in this years event including a car piloted by an 11 year...
11 year old Student pilots 1,325 MPG Hypermiling concept car
The Cambridge Design Partnership has contributed to a specialist vehicle capable of travelling 1,325 miles on a single gallon of diesel while being piloted by an 11 year old UK Student. The concept car was put through its paces by the young driver in partnership with...
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 enjoy the...
One in five motorists abandon 4 wheels as running costs soar
A survey by the very nice men breakdown service Green Flag has revialed that soaring running costs have forced a whopping 14 percent of UK motorists to abandon their cars with a further 7 percent opting for for two wheels over four. Fuel and insurance prices have led...
Fairfuel UK keeping up pressure on Government over fuel prices
The campaign group FairFuel UK is continuing to put pressure on the UK Government over fuel prices. With the backing of motoring journalist Quentin Wilson the group last week rallied Westminster to help force oil companies to pass the falling oil price savings to...
Thinking about Life Insurance
Life Insurance Dying isn’t something any of us want to think about at length, but if you have a family that depends on you, you need to think about how they would cope financially in the event of your death. Life insurance is the best way to insure your family’s...