Salteena

Thank you all. It was filled up at one of our normal local garages - same brand of fuel as usual. There was nothing on the roof; weather was pretty good in fact, despite recent very strong winds, I hit a good day! Tyres were checked before setting out and were fine. I'll be filling up to make the return journey so will pay much closer attention to the stats and what happens....annoyingly, because I wasn't anticipating the problem, I hadn't noted my facts all that closely when I set out - it was only when I stopped for a break that I suddenly realised the fuel was disappearing at an unusual rate of knots. If no joy, at least the service team can be asked to take a look at the things you suggest. Thanks again.

Hello all, thanks for a very useful and interesting thread. Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions as to why my 11-month old 1.2 petrol Yeti (due for its 10,000 mile service later this month, though it hasn't quite done that much) should have unexpectedly used about twice as much fuel as expected on a routine motorway trip that I make regularly? Details: 200 mile journey, tank was full though not brimming. No heavy load being carried and only me in the car. 70mph or under for MOST of the way :-) mainly thanks to 50mph stretches. No warning lights or messages, fuel consumption readings didn't raise any concerns and seem perfectly within the expected range. But I could almost see the fuel gauge dropping as I drove, and where I would expect the journey to end with the needle at ten past or even slightly more, it's dead on half a tank. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.