Drivers who use car 'every day' warned over fuel efficiency

Drivers can't use car 'seven days a week' from October under new Labour rule
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Drivers who use their car for errands EVERY single day have been warned to stop from October. The warning from road users comes in a bid to maximise the fuel effiency of cars ahead of the forthcoming Autumn Budget from new Labour Party government Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Reduce My Excess warned: "If you have a number of errands to run, consider getting everything done in one trip instead of spreading the jobs over the course of a week. That’s because your engine takes time to reach the most fuel-efficient temperature, so once you’ve got it there you may as well capitalise on it.

"It’s far better to stop the car for a few minutes while the engine is still warm, then hop back in and move on to the next task. The alternative is warming up an engine from scratch multiple times, which will ultimately cost you more in the long run – particularly in colder climates."

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AA president Edmund King said of the feared hike: “Everything from the price of food in supermarkets to the delivery of social care within our communities are impacted by pump prices.” He added: “An unnecessary hike in fuel duty could make things worse.”

A Treasury spokesman said “difficult decisions lie ahead on spending, welfare and tax” because of the “£22 billion hole the Government has inherited”. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said “judge me on my record” when pressed on fuel duty hikes earlier this year.

Back in June, she said: “Every time fuel duty has threatened to go up, we’ve opposed it. I backed The Sun’s campaign ahead of the last Budget. We’ve supported the freezes in fuel duty every time during the course of this Parliament.”

But she has now warned the Budget coming in six weeks' time will be "painful" for motorists.