{"id":1188,"date":"2015-04-16T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=1188"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T09:48:21","slug":"from-the-mouth-of-martin-top-tips-to-slash-the-cost-of-motoring-12-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/from-the-mouth-of-martin-top-tips-to-slash-the-cost-of-motoring-12-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Mouth of Martin: Top Tips to Slash the Cost of Motoring – #12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strap yourselves in wannabe petrol heads. With the help of money saving expert, Martin Lewis, Book Theory Test Today is hitting the road with 50 top tips that will cut your motoring costs. Tune in each & every week for a new tip and remember to share with friends and family and slash the cost of motoring.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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This week we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking at public transport, a swear word to the car lover, but using it can help you cut the cost of motoring so hear us out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cut the cost of motoring tip #12 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Try public transport<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Book Theory Test Today<\/strong><\/a> says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yes, we know what you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re thinking! This goes against the drivers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 code. What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the point in having a car if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re advising me to use public transport? Why would I swap my car for overcrowded buses or trains? You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re mad Book Theory Test Today, you really are. This is extreme just to cut the cost of motoring.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worry, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not asking you to completely abandon your car, but do you really need to use it all the time? Public transport actually offers some great deals for travel and the bonus is you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re cutting the cost of motoring because the fuel expenses are someone else\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bus and train travel<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s start with trains. To cut the cost of motoring, consider travelling by rail, especially if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re taking the family out on a day trip. You save money and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcdriving\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 responsibility falls on someone else. A great place to start and grab a good deal is the Cheap Train Tickets guide, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s packed full of great tips for getting rail tickets at reduced rates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Train and bus companies operate much like hotels. When hotels are trying to fill rooms, they reduce prices and the same principle applies with empty seats on buses and trains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Companies will radically reduce rates in order to increase sales. Recently, deals have included UK train and bus tickets for just \u00c2\u00a31 and the cost of motoring is definitely more expensive than that. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re only travelling a short distance, say round the corner to the local convenience store to pick up the newspaper, leave the motor at home. Driving short distances regularly is inefficient and will increase your cost of motoring. A stroll is not only much healthier for you; it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s healthier for your bank balance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Book Theory Test Today offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a UK theory test, or practical test, at test centres<\/strong><\/a> across the nation. The service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your theory test \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ready to take your theory test? Book your theory test online today…<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Strap yourselves in wannabe petrol heads. With the help of money saving expert, Martin Lewis, Book Theory Test Today is hitting the road with 50 top tips that will cut your motoring costs. Tune in each & every week for a new tip and remember to share with friends and family and slash the cost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[111,158,117,174,160,252,126],"class_list":["post-1188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-advice","tag-book-theory-test-today-2","tag-book-your-theory-test","tag-book-your-theory-test-online","tag-book-your-theory-test-online-today","tag-cost-of-motoring","tag-public-transport","tag-uk-theory-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}