Drivers urged to keep tank ‘half full’ on Monday | Tech News

Drivers are being urged to fill up their vehicles no less than ‘half full’ with petrol or diesel on Monday or Tuesday this week. British Gas has issued a slate of advice to households and to drivers to help them put together for cold and snowy climate. It’s related this week because the Met Office has issued a tranche of yellow and amber climate warnings for snow and ice and plunging temperatures throughout varied elements of the UK over the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday.

Four rarer and more critical amber warnings for snow are in place in Scotland on Monday, whereas six yellow warnings for snow and ice are in place throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Monday and Tuesday. British Gas, in its advice to drivers, urges motorists to put together their car for heavy snow by having their brakes, heater, tyres and windscreen wipers checked to make sure they’re in good working order. And it provides that in snowy situations, you need to keep your tank half full.

It says: “Have your brakes, heater, tyres and windscreen wipers checked to make sure they’re in good working order before winter.

“And if you can keep your fuel tank half full during snowy conditions, all the better.”

The concept behind that is that it prevents condensation and fuel line freezing, and you should have a lot of fuel for journeys the place chances are you’ll finish up slower than regular due to journey disruption, in addition to utilizing fuel to run heaters and lights, so having a tank no less than half full reduces the risk of operating out within the snow (should you should journey in any respect).

The Met Office stated concerning the amber warnings: “Heavy snow showers becoming more frequent which will lead to some travel disruption on Sunday night and Monday morning

“Heavy snow showers will become more frequent and may merge to give longer spells of snow at times. The areas and period covered by this warning are when the heaviest and most disruptive snow is thought most likely during the current cold spell, with existing yellow warnings covering a wider area and a longer period.”

In its yellow warnings, it stated: “Whilst not all areas will be affected, scattered snow showers will move inland from the North Sea during Monday, giving some small accumulations in places. Where snow showers are most frequent, this most likely across southeast Scotland, parts of North and East Yorkshire and Redcar and Cleveland, fresh accumulations of 5-8 cm will be possible in a few places. Lightning and gusty winds may be additional hazards, especially near windward coasts.

“A band of snow showers will move south during Sunday evening and into the early hours of Monday, giving a covering of 1-3 cm of snow in places and leading to ice on untreated surfaces. Further snow showers are likely across eastern England during Monday morning.

“Snow showers are expected to push further inland across Wales, parts of northwest England, the West Midlands and southwest England during Sunday afternoon and evening. Along windward coasts, some rain and sleet is likely, but inland showers will fall as snow. Whilst not all locations in the warning area will see snow, 1-3 cm could develop in many places by Monday morning, with the potential for 5-8 cm to build up in a few locations, particularly across inland and higher parts of Wales. Icy stretches are likely to form widely.”