Cutting your fuel bills

If, like most women, you think you are paying too much for your motoring bills, don't despair! There are loads of things you can do to cut your car costs, such as getting a low cost lady's car insurance deal with CoverGirl or by making savings on your road tax. Read more about how to pay less for your road tax.

One of our biggest outlays is fuel. The average UK woman will drive 12,000 miles next year, using up an awful lot of fuel in the process. Petrol prices have reached over £1.00 per litre in many areas and in the years to come will no doubt go up even further.

So if there was a way to lower your fuel bill, would you like to know? Of course you would! Well, there are in fact lots of ways to save money on petrol, which can be broken down into three main types:

Reducing your mileage
Reducing your fuel consumption
Improving your car fuel economy

Reducing your mileage

The most recent statistics that the ladies at CoverGirl Car Insurance Services could find showed that 75% of car journeys that we make are just 2 miles or less. So why don't we just walk or cycle those 2 miles? Not only will doing this save you money on fuel, but it will also help to keep you fit and healthy without that expensive gym membership. You may also find that by reducing your mileage, you will get a better deal on your lady's car insurance, which is a nice bonus.

For those longer journeys, you may find that taking the train actually turns out cheaper than going by car, especially if you take into account both fuel and car parking costs. Also, taking a train ride is a great opportunity to delve into that book you haven't got around to finishing yet or catch up on some text conversations.

However, sometimes it is just much more convenient to take the car, especially if you are going to do a load of shopping. In this case, why not try to combine several trips into one journey and get everything done in one longer round trip rather than lots of shorter trips? It could save you time as well as fuel, plus you can get some serious shopping done.

If driving to work is something that you find you are spending a lot of fuel on, it might be worth sharing a lift with a colleague who lives near you - as long as you get on with him/her! This way, you can take turns driving and halve the amount of fuel you spend. Alternatively, if you don't know anyone who lives near you, you can try signing up to www.liftshare.com.

Reducing your fuel consumption

If you feel like it was only yesterday when you filled up yet your fuel gauge shows you are in the red, you might want to try reducing your fuel consumption. One way to do this is to cut out unnecessary fuel usage, such as by turning your engine off when waiting for level crossing barriers to go up or when going nowhere in a traffic jam.

Another way to reduce the amount of fuel you are getting through is to reduce your speed. Did you know that you use 10% less fuel by driving at 56 mph than at 70 mph? This is also a particularly useful fact to know when you are running very low on fuel and have to make the little you have last until the next petrol station.

Your car will also consume much more fuel if you are pumping the accelerator or stamping on the brakes. Instead, drive smoothly and you will not only use less fuel up but you will probably reduce your chance of having to make a claim on your lady's car insurance. Your passengers might appreciate not feeling like they are on a rollercoaster too.

Better fuel economy

If you want to get more miles per gallon, there are several steps you can take. First, remove all unnecessary junk from your car and take off the roof rack or bull bars if they aren't being used. This means that your car will be lighter and more aerodynamic so it won't need as much fuel to propel it.

If you keep your car well maintained (i.e. regularly check the tyre pressure and have it serviced on time) you may well find the fuel economy of your car improves. Under-inflated tyres can mean much higher fuel usage, as can any number of mechanical problems. A car that is kept in good condition will also be less likely to force you to pay out for major repairs.

Although you may think you enjoy the coolness of air conditioning in the summer, you may not like it quite so much once you find out how much fuel it uses to run. One study found that air con increased fuel usage by 12% and that it is much more efficient to keep the windows down instead, especially if you aren't driving very fast.

Good news - you could save up to 30% with a lady's car insurance policy from us - At CoverGirl Car Insurance Services, we specialise in helping women to save money on motoring. We hope you will put the above tips into action to cut your fuel costs and help to save the environment at the same time.

However, we have been keeping back one more tip that could save you over a hundred pounds. We reveal the secret to low cost motoring: a lady's car insurance policy with CoverGirl. The thousands of female drivers who already buy their motor insurance through us already know the huge savings that are on offer - you simply have to get a quick online car insurance quote to see our really low rates.

We only provide car insurance for women - sorry lads. This is because we know girls make much lower cost claims on their motor insurance so we can afford to offer spectacularly low cost lady's car insurance to female motorists. We also don't take part in any TV or magazine advertising and all the savings we make from this get passed straight to you.

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