Automobile News

It’s nearly impossible not to notice the crushing heights that petrol prices have reached nowadays. Indeed, simply filling up one’s car to get work now encompasses a large percentage of people’s monthly expenses. However, for many people their car is their lifeline and alternatives are often non-existent, so what options are there? According to a recent report by the Automobile Association, people are deciding to drive less, and drive slower in order to conserve fuel.

AA puts the overall amount of driving at around the same level as it was two decades ago, when there were also fewer vehicles on the road. Now, even families with multiple cars are opting to make journeys together in only one vehicle. Moreover, the average speed of vehicles on highways has dropped, as drivers attempt to conserve fuel by driving slower. The statistics are based on reports of over 5,000 road patrols conducted by AA that concluded there were 20% less cars on the road than usual. Clearly, this is a very significant drop, and indicative of the impact high petrol prices are having on people’s lifestyles. A survey by AA on people’s driving habits also found nearly two thirds of driver’s had curtailed their driving in some form or another.