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How to be a greener motorist

Make Cars Green is an international environment campaign aimed at reducing the impact of motoring on our planet.

FIA, Bridgeston and AA have published a guide to help us all be greener motorists.

10 steps to being a greener motorist include:

1. Buy green
2. Plan your journey
3. Check tyre pressures regularly
4. Reduce loads and avoid the need for roof racks
5. Don’t warm up your engine before starting off
6. Use air conditioning only when necessary
7. Accelerate gently and keep your speed constant
8. Use engine braking
9. Don’t idle your engine
10. Offset your CO2 emissions

Click Here to download the user guide. Share it with your friends and family.

Follow www.makecarsgreen.com advice and not only will you decrease your impact on the planet, you’ll learn how to increase fuel efficiency, resulting in less impact on your wallet too!