Greener driving tips

Reduce your C0₂ emissions

If you follow these simple greener driving tips you can reduce your costs whilst also reducing your CO₂ emissions even further.

Follow these advanced driving techniques to improve fuel economy, lower costs, more safety and cleaner air:

Watch your speed - you can improve your fuel economy by about 25 percent and reduce your car's emissions simply by driving at 50 mph rather than 70 mph.
Don't be idle - turn off the engine if you expect a lengthy wait, and park up and go inside instead of using the DriveThru - you'll save fuel, reduce your emissions and increase the performance of your catalytic converter.
Smooth operator - Sharp acceleration and sudden braking use more fuel - by accelerating and decelerating gradually, you can improve your fuel efficiency by around 30%.
Go easy on the air con - Air conditioning in cars increases emissions and decreases fuel economy by as much as one and a half kilometres for every two litres - turn yours off as soon as your car has cooled to a comfortable temperature or, better still, use your air vents.
Look after your car - A well maintained car can use less fuel than one that is badly maintained - for every 6psi a tyre is under-inflated, fuel consumption can rise by 1%.
Remember if you take out your car insurance with The Co-operative Insurance, we’ll offset 20% of your car’s C0₂ emissions as standard. Find out more.

The Co-operative Insurance is a brand name used by CIS General Insurance Limited.