Smarter Driving Tips

Green driving advice, products and solutions related to the guest drivers, speakers, partners & participants in the annual eco-rally show.

Pump up your ride

Maintaining the right tyre pressure saves between 5-8% of CO2 emissions per car journey, and makes fuel, cash and carbon savings all in one go. It also improves handling and minimises wear.
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Car Pride Quick Fix Tyre Repair

Switch to Bus or Coach

Did you know, changing just one journey per month from car to bus or coach not only reduces your personal carbon footprint, but will play a vital part in helping us reach our target of removing one billion car journeys from our roads. Switch Today.
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Corgi TY82319 London 2012 Great British Classics Routemaster 1:64 Scale Die Cast Vehicle

Eco-driving tips for Vans

Drive as smoothly as possible, avoiding harsh acceleration and braking, and don’t speed. Generally speaking, go above 50mph and fuel consumption changes from being a linear progression to exponential. Also, try and drive at a constant speed.Anticipate the road ahead and keep rolling whenever possible. Moving away from a standing start uses a lot of fuel.
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Oxford Diecast Ford Transit LWB High Roof - 1/76 OO Scale Diecast Model

FLOWER helps avoid roadside breakdowns

The AA fixes around eight out of ten cars by the roadside but most of these faults can be avoided by simple pre-journey checks and regular maintenance.
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AA Car Essentials Winter Car Kit with Folding Snow Shovel

Eco-driving will help you pass your driving test

Anyone undertaking a driving test will get assessed on their eco safe manner of driving. This includes control and planning with particular attention to starting and moving away, use of gears and accelerating whilst driving at an appropriate speed for the conditions. As well as hazard awareness, engine braking and planning ahead.
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Dashboard Assist PRO: In-Car Dashboard, Hands-Free Answering, and Journey Logger

Top Tips for How to save time and fuel with Navman Satnavs

Select the ‘most economical’ route when you programme your journeyUse your Navman GPS to re-route around traffic congestion and road works using Real-time Traffic and Route Traffic OverviewIf you take a wrong turn, Navman GPS quickly re-routes to get you back on trackNavman POIs allow you to stop at t
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Think you are a good driver?

Eco Warrior or Boy Racer? Take the smarter driving quizCalculate your carbon footprint and get a personalised action plan
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Skid Control Course

Top Five Water Saving Gadgets for the Home

In the future, we may be able to cut our water use and avoid a lot of the chemical pollutants by using gadgets such as air showers, waterless-urinals, ultrasound washing machines and UV cleaners. Some hi-tech innovations are already on the market and we've listed five below.
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Onedrywash Car Cleaning Kit, Waterless Car Wash and Polish

Working From Home Checklist - Top Ten Tips, Gadgets + Solutions

One of the best ways to cut emissions, congestion & costs is to avoid commuting altogether. This year brings the largest sporting events in the world to the UK - the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Roads and public transport will be much busier than usual. The following guide is aimed at providing you with the tools you need to work from home.
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Connect!: A Guide to a New Way of Working from GigaOM's Web Worker Daily

Start's guide to choosing a greener car

Diesel? Hybrid? Electric? Petrol? There are lots of options when it comes to choosing the most environmentally friendly car. That's why Start have created an interactive tool that aims to provide a rough guide to the best choices for you - taking into account how much you drive, how far and much more.
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How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Stopping Climate Change

Get around the city fast

Get more smileage. If you need to get around the city fast, or even from city to city, try a folding electric scooter. You can take it on a train, take it into the office, take it in the boot of your car... the list goes on. If you'd prefer to leave it outside, just remove the battery pack and charge it up indoors, ready for your next journey.
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Is it dangerous to have a quiet bike?

Electric bikes are not totally silent, with a fair amount of noise coming from tyre and wind friction. As a bike rider we need to be aware at all times and ride like we expect someone to step out from behind every bus, and this level of awareness is equally important for our own as well as others’ safety.
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Pump up your tyres to save fuel and save lives

81% of EU motorists are driving on under-inflated tyres. By pumping up our tyres we could cumulatively save 4.0 billion litres of wasted fuel, worth €5.2 billion, and avoid 9.3 million tons of CO2 emissions.
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AA Car Essentials Tyre Safety Kit

Preparing to drive in snow and on icy roads

In this video, Thames Valley Police go through what you'll need in your car in the event of snowy or icy conditions. Insp Paul Winks said: “Obviously in adverse weather conditions, we would advise people not to drive unless absolutely necessary, but acknowledge that people will need to travel and want them to be as prepared as possible before they set off.
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AA Car Essentials Winter Car Kit with Folding Snow Shovel

How to Keep Your Satnav Safe

Police reports from across the UK indicate that one satelite navigation device left in a car is being stolen every four minutes. While revolutionizing car journeys, satnavs have joined the hit list due to motorists leaving them on show either on a dashboard or back seat, and tell-tale sucker marks left on windscreens, which indicate the driver uses a Sat Nav.
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Check the running costs before you buy

Look out for the colour-coded fuel economy label displayed on cars at most new and used dealerships. It will help you make an informed choice when choosing a car that will cut running costs and emissions.
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Selling your car - How to make your car look great and how to sell it fast

How do Car-sharing Clubs work?

What if all cars were zero emissions? In an increasing number of countries, that would just mean being stuck in a traffic-jam would be a more pleasant way to waste your time - but it doesn't have to be that way... A car club provides its members with quick and easy access to a car for short term hire. Members can make use of car club vehicles as and when they need them. There are a range of car clubs operating in the UK - from small, community based enterprises through to large commercial operations. All you need to do is...
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What's Mine Is Yours: How Collaborative Consumption is Changing the Way We Live

Spread the word about WhizzGo and drive for free

Spread the word about WhizzGo car club and you could drive for free! WhizzGo will credit both your account and your friend's account with £10 for each and every friend you recommend who joins WhizzGo. Find out more about WhizzGo at www.whizzgo.co.uk
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