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Thoughtful Driving fuel saving tips

Using less fuel doesn’t have to mean making big changes to how you drive. Some small tweaks to your driving technique can improve your fuel economy by 15-40%.1To make it super easy for you, we’ve put together some handy tips to help you use less fuel on every journey. Everyone can make a difference, and together it all adds up.
  • Illustration of person scratching their head, looking at an engine.

    Keep your engine clean

    Choose Esso fuels to keep your engine clear and give you more miles per tank.

  • Illustration of a fishbowl attached to the roof of a car.

    Drive smoothly to save fuel

    Smooth breaking and steady acceleration will reduce your emissions and save you fuel.

  • Illustration of a sloth driving a car.

    Go a little slower

    Reducing your speed from 70 to 60mph can reduce your fuel consumption by up to 9%.2

  • A bodybuilder topping up the oil in their engine.

    Keep pumped and well oiled

    Correctly inflated tyres and topped up oil use less fuel, so check both regularly.

  • Person unloading a sink from the boot of a car.

    Travel lighter

    Use less fuel by removing unnecessary weight from your car.

  • Car with a roof box attached, and parachutes behind.

    Reduce wind resistance

    Roof racks and boxes add unnecessary drag which uses more fuel. Take them off when you’re not using them.

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1 Varies based on journey type, source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy 2017.

2 Source - The AA

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