How far have you driven?

Herzlos

I isolated a lot earlier (9th March as I can back from abroad), so a few 30-ish mile round trips before the lockdown or some essentials, but it's almost all been within town so maybe 1-2 mile round trips at up to 30mph. I can't even remember the last time I put fuel in and I'm still at about 2/3rd of a tank.

PasturesNew

So the battery doesn't go flat I've deliberately thought of somewhere 5-6 miles away on fastest/direct roads so I could give the car a run out/charge up the battery.  That's tended to be when I'll go shopping.  I've also not done it if it were looking like rain as wipers/possibly lights would run down the battery. 

That's it.... just enough, once a week, to get a bit of food and keep the battery charged in the main. 

On those trips out I've delayed changing up a gear where possible, keeping the revs high.... so 3rd gear in a 30/40mph if there are no houses/people around (else you look an idiot). 

Scrapit

PasturesNew said:

So the battery doesn't go flat I've deliberately thought of somewhere 5-6 miles away on fastest/direct roads so I could give the car a run out/charge up the battery.  That's tended to be when I'll go shopping.  I've also not done it if it were looking like rain as wipers/possibly lights would run down the battery. 

That's it.... just enough, once a week, to get a bit of food and keep the battery charged in the main. 

On those trips out I've delayed changing up a gear where possible, keeping the revs high.... so 3rd gear in a 30/40mph if there are no houses/people around (else you look an idiot). 

What's the thought process behind that?

molerat

Filled up on 18th March and have done 70 miles since then most of which was done before the lockdown.  We currently go shopping once a week and take the scenic route round town, MrsM's job as co-pilot is to ensure the auto start-stop is switched off and squirt the hand gel !

clive0510

drive to watford every day when i'm working.about 16 miles there n back. drive to devon a lot. mum lives there.since the lockdown dun about 100 miles. been here drinking n eating and if we need to go the village we walk.

twhitehousescat

my motor bike is doing 4 weeks to the gallon , best i have ever had 

oldagetraveller1

I've managed to complete a couple of very scenic trips to Kerbstone Edge in my 1962 Morris Minor.

However, the main car has been shopping a couple of times, 20 miles round trip each time.

Mutton_Geoff

Scrapit said:

PasturesNew said:

So the battery doesn't go flat I've deliberately thought of somewhere 5-6 miles away on fastest/direct roads so I could give the car a run out/charge up the battery.  That's tended to be when I'll go shopping.  I've also not done it if it were looking like rain as wipers/possibly lights would run down the battery. 

That's it.... just enough, once a week, to get a bit of food and keep the battery charged in the main. 

On those trips out I've delayed changing up a gear where possible, keeping the revs high.... so 3rd gear in a 30/40mph if there are no houses/people around (else you look an idiot). 

What's the thought process behind that?

It's a Mark 2 Cortina so the dynamo needs spinning up to charge the battery ;-)

GunJack

I've done around 420 miles in the last month, although working from home mostly I've still got to go in a couple of days a week (key worker unfortunately)

Dr_Crypto

I’m in work as normal - actually probably a little more as I’m doing extra shifts. But haven’t driven anywhere other than work since about the 21st March. I haven’t been on a motorway since early March. 

One benefit is that my commute which previously took just under an hour now takes under 30 min!