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20 Easy Ways to Green-up Your Journeys

Tips 1 – 5 | Tips 6 – 10 | Tips 11 – 15 | Tips 16 – 20


Putting petrol into a car

Tip 6: Keep your Car in Tip-top Condition

Flat tyres, mistiming and other minor engine niggles all make your car less fuel efficient. Changing up the gears as soon as you can will keep the revs low and your fuel consumption down.



A new car

Tip 7: Go for Environment Over Appearance When Choosing a New Car

Type 'environmentally friendly car' into your favourite search engine to fine the greenest models.


Writing notes

Tip 8: Keep Notes

Try keeping notes of the journeys you make. See if you can reduce the number of times you get in the car every week.


A webcam

9 Virtual Meetings

There is nothing to replace face-to-face meeting with friends or colleagues, but do you really need to get together so often? Experiment with different technologies – teleconferencing, video instant messaging, webcam and VoIP links (like Skype) are all good for keeping in touch.


A broken down car

Tip 10: Join an Environmental Breakdown Service

Use you favourite search engine. There are recovery services that use their memberships as lobby groups for greener transport solutions. They may even offer you a cycle breakdown service.



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