67.2 MPG

[laissez-faire]

67.2MPG, only half a tank of fuel, from Southampton to Edinburgh, 432 miles. Sticking to about 70 on the motorway...

8.5 year old Golf Diesel SE TDI 90bhp

 

[laissez-faire]

I'd need at least 80mpg before I'd put up with a TDI 90

Well it may be pretty slow to accelerate (12s to 60, about a minute to 100) but it will do 124mph on the GPS on a very long Autobahn!

Got me in court for 100mph on M6, lasered from a km away = 5 points

Think I got done again on Friday going down @ 79mph, different place but laser van again = 3 points maybe

So today, didn't break the speed limit the entire journey and was amazed to get incredible mpg. However because it took me 2.5 HOURS longer than usual I had to stop for a meal so really it is cheaper to speed.

Sticking to 70 meant a LOT of lane changing and I was getting so so annoyed by the number of lorries who kept overtaking each other and taking literally a minute to move past. I mean seriously going an extra 0.1mph isn't going to make a lot of difference to journey time so why do they bother?

 

[laissez-faire]

Until you end up in court, pay a fine and possibly costs and lose your licence

Yeah well I was in court on Monday and got £150 fine, £35 costs. Didn't lose my licence though.

However whether I got caught or not on Friday I think now that one does actually have to stick to 70 very carefully. I wasn't really watching my speed on Friday and just drifted up to 79 and that is enough to get 3 more points sadly. With a 1km range by the time you see the van chances are they have already got you.