Petrol
Thursday 25th September, 2008 12:39 Comments: 1
According to an article on the Sky News website, based on figures from an AA survey, "more and more people were overestimating the amount of fuel in their tanks because they failed to realise how little petrol their money was now buying".
I have this great idea. If we were to stick some sort of "petrol gauge" in the car, drivers would be able to see how much petrol was left in the tank, allowing them to fill up with petrol when it gets low. Oh, right, we already have one of those?
On a more sensible note, most modern cars (admittedly they're probably not driven by the sort of people struggling to pay for petrol) will give you an estimate as to how much further you can drive based on the amount of petrol in your tank and how quickly you've been using it. Simple, but effective.
I have this great idea. If we were to stick some sort of "petrol gauge" in the car, drivers would be able to see how much petrol was left in the tank, allowing them to fill up with petrol when it gets low. Oh, right, we already have one of those?
On a more sensible note, most modern cars (admittedly they're probably not driven by the sort of people struggling to pay for petrol) will give you an estimate as to how much further you can drive based on the amount of petrol in your tank and how quickly you've been using it. Simple, but effective.
Fab - Thursday 25th September, 2008 21:17 Or people could do something sensible and like I used to, never let the tank go below one quarter. That way the odds of running low before reaching a petrol station are pretty low!
Mind you, with the way you drive, you could run out of petrol before you know it! :p
Mind you, with the way you drive, you could run out of petrol before you know it! :p