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A BBC This Morning Live expert has lastly settled the controversy that is been on each driver’s thoughts – is reversing onto your drive more fuel-efficient than driving in forwards?

On the programme, with presenters Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones, client guru Harry Kind revealed that it does certainly make a vital distinction.

He additionally shared insights on how simply a slight discount in motorway speeds can result in substantial financial savings. His look got here as welcome information to motorists, coinciding with a 2p drop in fuel costs in May, marking the bottom average pump price in almost 4 years, in response to RAC Fuel Watch’s newest figures.

Despite the lower, fuel prices stay high, averaging at 132.3p per litre for petrol and 138.4p for diesel. Mr Kind emphasised the significance of driving habits in fuel conservation: “What makes a huge difference way more than the price of fuel is how you drive. A weird one to start with which is quite fun is that you should reverse into your parking space to save fuel.”

“It doesn’t seem like it would save you too much fuel.” Cheeky host Gethin Jones stated to co-presenter Helen Skelton: “Not if you’re attempting it 8-10 times.” Helen punched Gethin’s arm in reply.

Mr Kind stated: “If you’re going to attempt it 8-10 times you’re better doing that at the end of your journey, when your engine is nice and warm and efficient it’s not wasting too much fuel rather than at the beginning of your journey when starting your car, it’s got a cold engine and it can be up to 25 time less efficient than with a warmed up engine.

“And so if you’re going to be faffing round with a parking space try this on the finish of your journey when your car’s sizzling not at first.”

BBC Morning Live summarised four key tips to conserve fuel.

• Reverse onto your driveway – your car is more efficient at the end of a journey than at the start for difficult manoeuvres which might need to be carried out a few times (if reversing off with cold engine it would be less efficient)
• Reducing speed on motorways to 70mph (speed limit) saves 25 per cent
• Plan journey – do one 25 mile outing rather than multiple trips
• Close car windows at high speeds to reduce drag

Helen Skelton chimed in: “So I can faff – on the finish of the journey.”

To which Mr Kind recommended: “But I might additionally say cut back your faffing by combining as many journeys into one as attainable. It’s higher to take on 25 mile journey than 25 one mile journey.”

Mark explained more: “When you are motoring alongside I might say cut back your pace. This is one of the largest elements. The Department for Transport says that going down from 80 to 70 miles per hour saves you 25 per cent on your fuel and likewise it is not unlawful.”

He added: “Then when you go down from 70 to 60 that may save you about 9 per cent. The financial savings get much less and fewer as you get slower and slower.”

Last but not least, he advised drivers on cruising efficiently: “When you’re driving alongside at these speeds make sure you’re going constant, you’re not breaking all of the time and ideally use cruise control.”

Rav Wilding revealed his car ‘shouts at me’ when he drives with the windows down, wondering if it’s truthful about fuel waste. Mr Kind confirmed: “It’s variety of telling the reality – if you had been driving very fast then retaining your home windows down will increase drag. That is dangerous to your car.

“If you’re going slowly your air con is probably going to use a lot more fuel so it would be worth opening the windows on a hot day through a city to get rid of the hot air inside and if you are going to use air con use the recirculation mode. That will keep the cost down, but ultimately going down the motorway with your windows down – not so great.”