Top tips on economical driving from Avis

Following Avis’ long term collaboration with The CarbonNeutral Company, the car hire giant is offering its customers top tips on reducing fuel consumption and vehicle pollution. These handy hints are available online at avis.co.uk or on the company’s new blog wetryharder.co.uk.

“Climate change is high on everybody’s agenda at the moment and we have been proactive in giving motorists realistic choices when it comes to reducing their carbon footprints,” says Daniel McCarthy, Commercial Director, Avis UK.

“The tips on economical driving are available to all our customers and they can also opt to offset their emissions through our partnership with The CarbonNeutral Company. When customers book online, they simply click on the link at the end of their booking to add £1 towards the cost of planting enough trees to offset the CO2 from their rental.”

Top Tips from Avis

Drive Smoothly
Try to avoid accelerating too hard - pulling away too fast can use up 60% more fuel than accelerating smoothly

Change Gear Efficiently
Changing gear at 1,500 to 2,500 rpm can save up to 15% on fuel - and reduce emissions by the same amount

Concentrate
Look ahead and anticipate road conditions and other people's actions - this reduces the need for hard braking and acceleration, and so will help you drive more efficiently

Avoid Short Journeys
Short journeys on a cold engine use up to twice as much fuel as a warmed up engine, producing more pollution - only make necessary journeys

Don't Rev!
Avoid revving the engine unnecessarily - this wastes fuel and increases harmful emissions

Limit Your Speed
Observe the speed limits – this reduces emissions, optimises fuel consumption and improves pedestrian safety

Plan Your Journeys
Plan your journeys to avoid peak periods, road works and getting lost - you'll have a more relaxing journey and waste less fuel

Traffic Jams
If stuck in a traffic jam for more than a couple of minutes, turn off the engine to cut exhaust emissions and conserve fuel

Keep Your Cool
Using air vents, rather then open windows, can reduce fuel by 4%. Air conditioning can increase fuel consumption by up to 2 litres per 100km
Drive Carbon Neutral

Avis is the first car rental company in the world to offer Carbon Neutral driving to all its customers. By visiting avis.co.uk, you can rent a car and offset the CO2 emissions from your car hire! Even better, why not become an entirely Carbon Neutral driver? Visit carboneutral.com for further information.