Five ways to slash your motoring costs

Check out these easy ways to reduce your annual car costs. The cost of keeping a car is rising, but cheaper car insurance, fuel-efficient driving and cheaper breakdown cover can all help to keep the bills down. Here are five ways to cut your costs.

Cheaper insurance

Direct Line can provide you with cheaper car insurance, and offers a free online car insurance quote. We also offer lots of other savings to our customers. For example, if you have a second car, you can use our Multi Car Discount to get a reduction on new policies on the second car.

Lower cost fuel

Comparison web sites, such as PetrolPrices.com, can find the lowest prices on fuel – just put in your postcode to find the cheapest local price.

Fuel-efficient driving

You could opt for fuel-efficient driving as a way of lowering your motoring costs. This could mean buying a more fuel-efficient car, or a petrol and electric ‘hybrid’ car. It could mean changing to diesel – modern diesel engines are smooth, quiet and fast. Or it could mean downsizing to a more cost-effective car, or a car with lower emissions, to take advantage of cheaper road tax.

Cheaper breakdown cover

Finding the right breakdown cover can also help reduce your motoring costs. Direct Line Breakdown Cover offers five levels of cover so you only pay for the cover you need. Extra discounts are also available for households covering two or more cars.

Car sharing

Non-profit making car sharing is where two or more people share the same journey, as opposed to using separate cars, and it’s on the increase. The cost benefit is that it can help reduce running costs, as sharers pay for the ride or return the favour. Car sharing also reduces congestion and pollution.

Get a quick and easy car insurance quote online at Direct Line.

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