Fuel Saving Devices

Abstract:

<p>This document is a guide created by the Department for Transport on Fuel Saving Devices.</p> <p>Fleet managers are frequently bombarded by sales literature for products that offer fuel savings that often seem too good to be true. Under pressure to cut costs, a busy manager might be strongly tempted by a 'fit and forget' device that 'allegedly pays for itself in months'. Indeed, given the size of the savings, how could you justify turning down such an offer? On the other hand, what if the product doesn't work? Installing it would waste money; worse still, it might damage your vehicles. Even if it does no harm, it would be better to spend your money, and time, on other more effective fuel saving measures.</p> <p>This guide is designed to help. It is crammed full with practical tips to help you separate the spurious from the genuine in fuel saving claims. It also gives plenty of advice on how to conduct proper tests, should you get to the stage where you want to test a product.</p> This guide is divided into the following sections: <ol> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Where Do You Start?</li> <li>Product Types</li> <li>Testing, Testing</li> <li>Contact Points</li> </ol>

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