Save money on petrol and diesel fuels at a petrol station
1. Energy Technology and Fuel Economy
Only 15 percent of the fuel that you put into your car gets used and the rest of the energy is lost for many reasons. It is important to maintain your car and have an understanding of how your vehicle operates.
If this information is foreign to you, you may consider taking a basic mechanics course to gain some knowledge.
The more that you understand about the way that your vehicle runs, and what it takes to properly maintain it, the more success you will have when it comes to understanding what steps to take to start saving money.
If only 15 percent of the fuel that you pay for gets used that means that you need to be absolutely certain that the condition in which your car is running is as efficient as it can be.
In addition to a mechanics course you may be able to find fuel saving tips that are available through a small mini-course at your local college.
2. Shop around
You can try to shop around in your local area for the cheapest petrol that you can find but you shouldn't go too far out of your way to try and get that best price unless you're already traveling in that direction anyway.
Once you start driving around looking for the petrol pump that can beat the one in your neighborhood you start to increase the amount of money that you spend on your driving expenses.
Since your goal is to save money you would be defeating the purpose by driving around for too long. Studies done by the AAA indicate that it will cost you approximately 51.7 cents per mile to drive your car this year.
Keep in mind that the IRS will only allow a deduction of 36 cents per mile so driving too far to get the cheapest petrol isn't always cost efficient.
While you are driving to a location that you would normally be going anyway you can of course keep your eyes open for the cheapest petrol.
3. Multitask your shopping expeditions
If you know of a certain petrol station that consistently sells lower priced petrol and its out of your way you might want to consider making a weekly or bi-weekly journey to this destination.
This way you can take a day to get petrol, buy your groceries, and take a walk in the park within a different area of the city where you live. In effect, what you are doing is multitasking and saving money on your fuel costs at the same time.
4. Paying for your petrol the smart way
One of the ways that you can save money at the petrol pump is by using a petrololine credit card. When you have a petrol card you'll be able to get 5 or 10 percent rebate back on the purchase of your petrol.
This can amount to as much as R480 to R1920 each year. If you have multiple drivers in your family you'll want to make sure that every car driving person carries a petrololine credit card with them so that you can take advantage of multiple petrol sales.
Many petrololine companies are joining up with other retailers to give you numerous savings at the petrol station. You'll be able to not only save on your petrol purchase, but you'll be able to earn points towards your next purchase with participating retailers.
5. Buy your petrol in the morning or evening
Petrololine becomes denser in colder temperatures. Petrol pumps are set to measure the volume of the fuel that you pump and not the density.
This means that if you fill up your petrol tank in the cooler morning temperatures, or in the colder evening hours, that you'll be getting better petrol price economy. Try to fill up your petrol tank later in the evening to avoid the rush of day hours.