Reversing into your parking space could save you £100 a year

Reversing into your parking space could save you £100 a year, according to the calculations of one motoring expert.

Tim Shallcross from the Institute of Advanced Motorists says manoeuvring a car when you arrive and the engine is warm is more efficient and saves fuel.

Drivers are urged to park facing the right way out and avoid the need for reversings and turns when setting off.

He said: "When an engine is cold it takes a huge amount of petrol to get it started up."

Motorists are encouraged to save a little money by completing their more complicated manoeuvres when they park their car , rather than when they first drive off.

With petrol prices at current levels someone driving an average petrol car could save about £2 a week. But the tip only works for cars using petrol engines, not diesel.

With news video explaining the science.