Winter weather and rising fuel costs mean that British motorists are wasting £2.2 million on fuel each day, simply because they haven’t checked their tyre pressures as temperatures drop.
The problem is made worse in winter because of cold weather, as the average tyre loses roughly 1psi of pressure for every 10-degree drop in temperature.
Alarmingly, incorrect tyre inflation will increase stopping distances in an emergency, and raise fuel consumption by at least 2.5 percent. And, with UK motorists spending £34 billion on fuel in the last 12 months that adds up to a whopping £807 million of wasted cash.
The news comes as the Government’s revenue from fuel duty continues to rise, as the price of crude oil soars through the $100-a-barrel mark and the £5 gallon of petrol hovers into view.
To increase safety in the colder months, drivers should also consider fitting winter tyres, such as the Cooper Weathermaster Snow to passenger cars or the Discoverer M+S Sport to 4x4’s until the temperature rises again in the spring.
You see, this is where we are going wrong. How many of us would think about changing our tyres from summer to winter ones? Yet with our climate change and bizarre weather, we really should be.
Think of the money saved that will outweigh the cost of tyres.
Femalefirst