Fuel efficient driving from basic tyre pressure checks

How many drivers check their tyre pressure on a regular basis? Once a week, once a month, maybe once a year! Did you know that by keeping your tyres at their manufacturers recommended optimal pressure can not only help to save you money on tyre wear but also on fuel?

Tyres that are under pressurised can cause increased resistance on the road which means that you car engine has to work much harder when you are driving. This then means that more fuel is used.

So how can you check your tyre pressure, quickly and easily, on a regular basis? You can purchase small measuring / monitoring devices that simply plug into your air valve to give you a quick reading and letting you know if you need to inflate or deflate the tyre. This simple check can take 30 secs per tyre and it could save you a small fortune and help to prevent damage to your tyres or even worse an accident!

Due to the convenient, small size of these handy tyre pressure monitors devices you can keep it in your car and if you go on long journeys you could check the pressure of your tyres at regular intervals. This means that you could easily check and correct the pressure of your tyres when you stop off for fuel for example when you are on a long journey, as well as checking the tyre pressure before you start your journey.

Another thing to consider is that under pressure tyres can cause a hazard when driving as they reduce the amount of control that you have on your car. This is not only a hazard to yourself but to other drivers. Do not neglect checking the pressure of your tyres as you are creating potential danger on the roads.

Some people might not know that the temperature can have a big effect on your tyre pressure, so even if you think that the tyre pressures were ok because you checked them last week, if there has been a rise or drop in temperature then the chances are that they will need checking again.

Aide Automotive are the UK’s leading independent supplier of Tyre Pressure Monitoring devices. For more information on Tyre Pressure Monitors visit their web site. Check out Fuel efficient driving from basic tyre pressure checks

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