Woolwich resident says petrol prices are 'astronomical'
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Following AA forecasts that diesel prices were beginning to rise again, many drivers are fearful that the weeks of consistent fuel price falls may be over. Since the record-breaking prices seen in July, both petrol and diesel costs have been slowly falling.
Petrol has fallen more than 20p to below 170p per litre on average, with diesel dropping just over 15p, although the price did rise earlier this week.
Because of the constant fluctuations in price, some motorists have been relying on fuel-saving tips to help them slash their fuel consumption.
One unusual tip involved not turning right and has helped one international delivery company reduce their mileage massively.
By avoiding turning through oncoming traffic, drivers can save money on petrol and diesel costs as their journey may be shorter and more efficient.
In doing this, motorists should never turn left in countries where they drive on the right and vice versa, meaning drivers in the UK are advised to avoid right-hand turns.
Peter Harris, Vice President, International Sustainability at UPS, said they give their drivers specific routes to follow, helping them save fuel.
UPS has designed their vehicle routing software to eliminate as many left-hand turns as possible, in countries with right-hand traffic.
Typically, only 10 percent of turns that UPS drivers take are left turns.
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Speaking previously to Express.co.uk, he said: “Our innovative last-mile optimisation technology uses package capacity and customised mapping data to create the most efficient delivery routes for our drivers.
“The technology goes beyond minimising left turns, it supports the reduction of driver mileage by 100 million miles.”
This method also cuts fuel consumption by 10 million gallons, as well as emissions by 100,000 metric tonnes globally each year.
When they set out, most drivers try to find the shortest route possible, to avoid any traffic and get to their destination at the quickest rate possible.
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But, UPS drivers don’t do this, instead only looking to try and avoid turning through oncoming traffic at a junction.
This reduces the chances of an accident and cuts delays by waiting for a gap in the traffic which also wastes fuel.
When on a route, drivers obviously make some left turns when needed (when driving on the right-hand side), but avoid unnecessary turns.
According to the Independent, the efficiency of UPS software has helped cut the number of trucks by 1,100.
It has also brought down the company’s total distance travelled by 28.5 million miles – despite the longer routes.
This was tested by the Mythbusters TV show, which utilised the fuel-saving method in San Francisco.
They found that by only turning right, the journey was 1.6 miles further and nine minutes longer by turning right 23 times and only turning left once.
Despite this, the team found that they used three percent less fuel on their journey.
While it may seem like a small amount of fuel to save, it can quickly add up, especially for a multi-national company like UPS.
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