Different fuel types suit different driving styles, as well as being more or less environmentally friendly.

Petrol

These devices are marketed by a number of companies including Fuelsaver, Ecotek and Powerplus.

Not surprisingly, the big name fuel companies do not have a good name when it come to ethical and environmental best practice. There have been many campaigns waged against them, including the Stop Esso campaign sponsored by Greenpeace.

If your vehicle is not saleable, then there are plenty of scrap car processors who will dispose of your car for no fee. Make sure you choose an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF), and that you obtain a Certificate of Destruction (COD) from them to enable you to cancel your road tax and vehicle registration from DVLC.

Around 40 million tyres are disposed of in the UK every year, and around 80% of these are recycled. Don’t just dump tyres, they should be returned to a member of the Responsible Recycling Scheme, or your local household recycling site, so they can be turned into a whole range of useful products.

Avoid using high pressure jets with no cut off as these waste a lot of water. Use a bucket and cloth, or a hose with a spring loaded nozzle.

A typical car wash uses less than half the water you would use to wash your car at home. Some car washes recycle water.

Lift sharing is different to car sharing: lift sharing means sharing your car with another person, whereas car sharing means taking it in turns to use the vehicle.

Motorcycles are more fuel efficient than cars, and therefore have lower emissions. They are also more nimble in heavy traffic. Fuel efficiency of motor bikes has improved considerably over the last 10 years, but the death rate for users has got worse.

An electric scooter might be the answer to greener commuting.