Reality Driving School

You cannot fail your test through ECO driving faults. The examiner will just comment about how you could improve your ECO credentials. But with the price of fuel these days and the cost of all that travel to the environment, wouldn’t it be sensible to save money and emissions?

Eco Driving tips will be developed over the coming months:

As we work with corporate clients teaching good Driving practice, we have seen a significant reduction in amount of fuel being used just by better gearbox use. As much as 22% has been saved at times.
Block changing the gears (skipping gears): You will probably have watched your parents change down from 5th to 4th then to 3rd and then 2nd gear before finally setting for first gear. Well there are few safety and

ECO problems with this:

At Reality we will teach you a routine called “Brakes to slow – gear to go”. This means that you will start braking earlier and consequently the car will show brake lights earlier thus reducing the possibility of a rear end collision. Braking the vehicle sooner and more gently allows better/ more observations. One gear change to the most appropriate gear will save fuel and time and will also keep your hands on the steering wheel longer. So consider braking earlier, getting down to the most appropriate speed for the hazard and then selecting the most appropriate gear. This makes just one gear change and is the safest and most efficient.
Each time your parents change down they let in the clutch and the engine revs go up burning more fuel and using expensive clutch material, so why were they taught this method?

Years ago braking systems were quite poor, no servo assist, no ABS and just drum brakes. Using engine braking down through the gears was a useful brake assist. Nowadays brakes are so much more efficient and certainly cheaper than replacing clutches.