Drive your car sparingly

Road transport accounts for around a quarter of UK CO2 emissions - yet 42 per cent of journeys are less than two miles!!!

If everyone chose to walk, cycle or use public transport for these two miles we would cut carbon emissions by a huge amount. Not to mention the £££’s saved in fuel and car costs!

If you must use a car, investigate the possibility of car-sharing. Or, when buying a new car, choose the most fuel efficient model available. Better still, why not purchase a car powered by alternative fuels?

Here are the top ten most fuel efficient cars:

Toyota Prius

Honda Civic Hybrid

Toyota Aygo

Citroen C1

Peugeot 107

Smart Fortwo

Lexus GS 450h

Lexus RX400h

Saab 9-5 BioPower

Ford Focus FFV

Garages that sell biodiesel can be found at: www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk/

And, don’t forget, if you buy a car powered by alternative fuels you pay no road tax! Live in London and you pay no car parking charges and no congestion charge! That’s not to mention the £££’s you save on petrol……

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