Petrol and Gas Money Saving Tips

How You Can Save On Petrol

Are you struggling to save money on petrol? You are not alone. Do the math! 5 days of work; driving to work then driving back home, paying parking tickets and the general depreciation of a car pretty much gives you an inclination of the cost of driving. Fact is that most Aussies are lost without a car due to the sheer distances we cover for our daily commutes. But luckily for you, there are ways to keep the money where it belongs – in your pocket.

Money Saving Tips for Petrol Consumption

You can save petrol money in many ways. Conditioning your car, tyre pressure, and buying petrol at the lowest possible price are just a few ideas. But let’s take a look at car-pooling. Its a concept of sharing a car with a co-worker or a colleague to save petrol money.

Car-Pooling

The first question you might want to ask is, “why car-pooling?”. Let’s answer it in the simplest words. If you share a car with just one person, you can save half of your petrol money. You are also emitting less pollution. In fact your car’s smoke and pollution emission is also halved.

Alternatively you can use the T2 service (transit lane for 2+ people). You save both time and money this way. You can have your business discussions on your way to work, catch up on dreaded emails and share updates and ideas with your work mates.

Driving to work gets very boring. Lighten it up with some chit chat with your car-pooling friends.It’s a great way to connect with others in preparation for a day at the office.

Potential Issues of Car-Pooling

Even though the benefits of car-pooling overshadow its negatives you must keep in mind the following. When you are car-pooling you are taking additional responsibilities, so a little bit of time management will be required at your end.

When you’re sharing your car, you need to take care of the other person’s work itinerary. If yours and their schedule is a perfect match then you’re in luck. But in the majority of cases work schedules differ and you will have to adjust to the other people’s needs. This might seem a little difficult to bear in the beginning, but eventually you will learn how to manage just fine.

Another issue is about your preferences. If you’re used to driving along in the car, humming at the top of your voice to the latest radio tunes you might have to learn to adjust to the fellow car-poolers needs. Not everyone will be a happy-go-lucky person like you early in the morning and it’s important to be aware of each car occupant’s needs while commuting to and from work. This will avoid arguments and ill feelings.

Some people don’t feel safe while they are using public transport, so they would be a perfect candidate for car-pooling.

One problem that is commonly observed with car-pooling is that people who register their interest don’t get picked up, or even worse they don’t show up for the journey. This is to be avoided where possible to avoid unnecessary time wasting for all the others.

Before you arrange a car-pooling schedule look at all the pros and cons. It’s important that all applicable parties discuss their needs with honesty and respect upfront to avoid potential issues later down the track.

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