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Most Britons are finding savvy ways to cut their motoring costs in the recession, like making sure their tyres are properly inflated, according to an eco car insurance provider.
Instead of cutting corners and reducing their insurance coverage, motorists are driving expenses down in other ways, research by ibuyeco has found.
Keeping tyres pumped up to the recommended pressure was something a third of drivers (35%) told researchers they did to make their cars more fuel efficient.
The research also found that nearly half of motorists (46 per cent) had chosen to use ‘smoother' driving methods, such as accelerating and breaking more gently, in order to save money over the last 12 months.
Additionally, 34 per cent chose to turn off the air-conditioning when driving.
Lucy Bailey, Senior Marketing Manager at Ibuyeco, said: “Savings from even small adjustments in the way you drive can soon add up but it is not just good for the pocket. Many of these habits, such as car sharing and switching off the engine in traffic jams, are also good for the environment."
She added that while motorists were not reducing their main cover it was the extra insurance benefits that they were more likely to cut, according to the research. A third (32 per cent) said they'd avoided adding extras to the insurance such as Motor Legal Protection or breakdown cover.
Ms Bailey continued: "While the nation is trying to save on expense in these tough times sometimes cutting back on extras such as breakdown cover can be a false economy. A few pounds saved on the extras could cost much as £277 for a truck to tow you and your car home." |
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Car Free Day is celebrated globally on the 22nd of September each year which encourages humans to leave alone their cars for one day. Numerous organized events take place in cities and streets which aim to promote cycling, walking and improvement of mass transit. Car free day is especially designed for motorists to carefully spend one day without their cars and it is a showcase for how cities, towns and streets would look, sound and feel like without cars the whole year. World Car Free Day is a celebration and a perfect time to cool off the planet. Climate change, global warming and greenhouse effect are causing major damage to the planet and events as such are a great way to increase awareness and make people adopt the change for a single day. A whole day makes a difference in the amount of carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gases that are released and the benefit goes directly to the people and the environment in which they live in. Those who avoid using their cars on this day show how much they care for their environment and even that one journey without cars can help to make a big difference. The whole idea of organizing car free day annually is to decrease the amount of pollution, waste, noise, traffic congestion, delayed journeys and to increase public awareness. |
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