The price of petrol …
has sky-rocketed. I have been checking the prices on a regular basis on the RACV website. The price is not going to drop anytime soon and I’ve been thinking of ways to lower fuel consumption in general and in my home budget.
First, I can suggest car-pooling. I’ve seen this work in the United States, where people living and working in the same vicinity share a vehicle to and from work. My friend in California does that. Not only does it reduce her expenses for petrol (especially when everyone in the carpool chips in to pay for it), but if you think about it, the vehicle is still going from A to B regardless of how many it is carrying.
Second, take the train, tram or bus and leave the car at home. Obvious.
Third, home heating. I know this is not directly related to high fuel costs, but a barrel of crude oil has many uses, and a couple of them are gas heating and generating electricity.
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The obvious solution is public transport but that needs to be made more “attractive” to work. More free/cheap parking at train stations, more reliable timetables, more services. I work across the road from a train station but it works out cheaper to drive in - the parking at work is free. I don’t know about now - it costs double to fill up.
But it always drove me mad when service after service was late or cancelled. If they fix that, more people would be able to use the services.