Green

With regular servicing you can reduce your fuel consumption at Chapelhouse our servicing starts from just £59.

Tyres can dramatically improve your cars fuel consumption and with our tyres starting at £19 you can start saving your wallet and the earth too. 

Scrappage 

The vehicle discount or ‘scrappage’ scheme is a voluntary scheme for motor dealers. At Chapelhouse we will give you £2,000 off a new vehicle when you scrap your old one. The scheme will run from mid May 2009 to March 2010.  The vehicle you trade in and the new vehicle you want to buy must meet certain conditions for you to be able to get the discount.

Your vehicle

The vehicle you are trading in must:

 ·           be a car or small van weighing up to 3,500 kilograms (kg)

·           be first registered in the United Kingdom (UK) on or before 31 July 1999

·           either be registered or have a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in your name

·           have been registered to you continuously for 12 calendar months before the order date of the new vehicle

·           have a UK address on the registration certificate (V5C)

·           have a current MOT test certificate before date of order for the new vehicle The new vehicle 

The new vehicle you want to buy must be:

 ·           a car or small van weighing up to 3,500 kg

·           first registered in the UK on or after mid May 2009

·           declared new at first registration in the UK with no former keepers Drive

 Greener greener driving could save you one month's worth of fuel over a yearBy following the tips below you could save one month's worth of fuel over a year and reduce your emissions. Drive smoothly and slowly

·           drive smoothly and at a slower speed to reduce fuel consumption

·           check the road ahead, anticipate traffic and avoid harsh acceleration and braking

·           stick to the speed limits - at 70 miles per hour (mph) you could use up to 15 per cent more fuel than at 50 mphChange gears at the right time

·           correct gear changing will save fuel and reduce your emissions

·           shift up a gear at 2,500 revs per minute (rpm) for petrol cars and 2,000 rpm for diesel cars

·           a vehicle travelling at 37 mph in third gear uses 25 per cent more fuel than it would at the same speed in fifth gearStop and start less

·           keeping the engine running or pumping the accelerator wastes fuel, increases engine wear and increases emissions

·           get in and go - modern engines are designed to be most efficient when you do this

·           switch your engine off if you won't be moving for a while