Drivers are being urged to follow a little-known ventilation trick which will cool your car down without having to rely on air conditioning too much. You may not be aware, but using air con while driving in hot weather can considerably increase fuel consumption - with motoring experts estimating that a vehicle can use between eight to ten percent more fuel when the cool air is blowing.
However, to balance things out, drivers are advised to keep the AC cranked high on the especially hot days - to make sure they don't become drowsy at the wheel. With that in mind, Dorry Potter -car and scrappage expert for National Scrap Car - told the Daily Express about a little-known hack which will allow your air con to work less hard.
The expert explained that hot air should be removed from the car before the cooling system kicks in to help save fuel. Ms Potter said: “Although fuel prices are at an all-time high and rising at the moment it is important to stay safe while driving in the extreme heat we are and will be experiencing in the UK this summer.
