Bridgwater firm offers fuel-saving tips (From This is The West Country)
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Bridgwater firm offers fuel-saving tips
9:00pm Thursday 7th March 2013 in News By Kirsty James
Bridgwater firm offers fuel-saving tips
MOTORISTS can get free advice on how to get more miles for their money from a car care and motorcycle maintenance company in Bridgwater.
Autofit Motoring Centres, on Wylds Road, is providing people with tips on fuel efficiency and saving money.
Paul Rogers, Managing Director, said: “We are already seeing high prices this year and with petrol and diesel prices continuing to increase, we need to ensure we are using fuel efficiently.”
According to the AA, the average price of unleaded petrol has risen five pence during the past month and is now at 138.32p a litre. Diesel has gone up 4.78p from mid January to the current average of 145.10p.
Paul added: “Simply by having your tyres correctly inflated and your wheels aligned you can save pounds. Also ensuring your vehicle has fresh oil and is serviced regularly will keep it in good condition and save you money in the long run.”
Paul’s top ten tips for using less fuel and cutting car costs are:
1) Keep tyres correctly inflated
2) Regularly check your wheel alignment to keep your vehicle as energy efficient as possible
3) Drive smoothly
4) Maintain a steady speed
5) Don’t rev the engine
6) Change up gears as soon as it is practical
7) Avoid engine idling for long periods
8) Do not overload vehicles
9) Change worn parts
10) Avoid peak hour and heavy traffic when possible.
For more information call 01278 439287.
Comments(9)
windswept and interesting
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11:29am Fri 8 Mar 13
bts73
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12:22am Sat 9 Mar 13
BaldCarl2
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2:55am Sat 9 Mar 13
windswept and interesting wrote:Yep. A few weeks ago he was trying to persuade us to put winter tyres on our cars.
mmmm This is the second free ad this firm have had in the last few months
My advice is to go to Bridgwater Tyres and Exhausts instead - decent people who don't waffle on about crap and charge you the Earth like auto fit.
BaldCarl2
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2:56am Sat 9 Mar 13
bts73 wrote:Ahhh. Bless those buck toothed simpletons with eyebrows from ear to ear badly tarmaccing drives up and down the country.
Seems like paul missed one excellent tip espoused by the travelling community - when filling up, save a fortune by driving off and not paying for it.
Mr_Opinionated
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9:57am Mon 11 Mar 13
Anonymous Me
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10:17am Thu 14 Mar 13
BaldCarl2 wrote:I have always had good service from AutoFit, and they don't charge the earth as you claim. Only £99 for a service! saved me from paying nearly £300 from the main dealer that's also a 40 mile round trip away.
windswept and interesting wrote:Yep. A few weeks ago he was trying to persuade us to put winter tyres on our cars.
mmmm This is the second free ad this firm have had in the last few months
My advice is to go to Bridgwater Tyres and Exhausts instead - decent people who don't waffle on about crap and charge you the Earth like auto fit.
They have always been fair to me, and are quite happy to answer any questions.
NO I DO NOT WORK FOR THEM OR AM CONNECTED TO THEM IN ANYWAY. Just think the comment was not inline with my experience.
windswept and interesting
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12:17pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Just had two tyres from ken at Bridgwater Tyres and Exhausts - well pleased with price and service :)
the voice of common sense
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4:58pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Mr_Opinionated wrote:And, yes, the new pope is indeed a catholic
And now for the next startling revelation....... Yes Bears do indeed defecate in the woods.
Samej1 says...
9:09pm Thu 7 Mar 13