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How long you can drive when your petrol tank is empty

We’ve all been there – driving along a dusty road when our petrol light turns on and panic mode kicks in.

Uh oh; we try to roll down hills in neutral to save our last mileages of gas. It can ruin the most pleasant of road trips.

Roadtrip ruined. Source: Getty
Roadtrip ruined. Source: Getty

Well, you can take a sigh of relief now because most cars have reserve petrol in their tanks for when the light flicks on.

Even though it’s never recommended to drive with your car’s fuel on empty, it’s still good to know just how far you have until you completely run out.

No one wants to be stuck here. Source: Getty
No one wants to be stuck here. Source: Getty

How far you have to go is dependent on a few things including your type of car, how you drive it and the road conditions you’re travelling on.

YourMechanic.com has released a table that tells you exactly how far you can go when your petrol light is red.

Source: YourMechanic.com
Source: YourMechanic.com

Road trips will never be ruined again, hurrah.

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