Tips for Surviving High Oil Prices

Here are some tips for surviving the high oil price:

1. Catch public transport

If you have any public transport facilities in your area, use them! They are a far more efficient way of using energy than a private car. In most large cities, the cost of using public transport is 10 times less than the cost of owning and operating a private car. Its not only good for the environment, its also good for your back pocket!

2. Car pool

If you still insist on using a private car, make sure you share the costs with someone else. Ask some work mates or colleges about share rides or other members of your household. Not operating your own car, you will save a packet not only on petrol, but also on insurance and registration. For social events, see if other people in your area can offer you lifts.

3. Hybrid Vehicles

There are now a large number of vehicles on the market which consume only a fraction of the fuel that normal cars consume. The Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid and some Lexus models only take in a tiny amount of petrol. They can travel the same distance as regular cars and take only half the petrol. The costs of purchasing a hybrid vehicle are usually only marginally higher than a normal vehicle.

4. Smaller Cars

In the 70s there was an oil crisis as well, although it was not seen as being this severe. That is when small Japanese cars became popular. The fact is that big heavy SUVs and HUMMERS may be fashionable but they guzzle gas at an unbelievable rate.

5. Convert Car Fuel

Many forms of public transport run off non oil derived fuels such as LPG or natural gas. Some governments around the world offer incentives to consumers to convert their cars to these fuels.

6. Walk

Does dropping the kids off at school or going to the shops really require a car trip? Of you can walk to the local shops or the kids can walk to school it might be a good way to help cut down on the running costs of your car.