This is common to see take place in many situations, such as sitting in slow-moving traffic ... which is especially bad news if your tank is low. Your engine might also be at risk of overheating ...

When an engine is all the way off ... while you're not burning an entire tank's worth of fuel just sitting there and doing nothing, you're not exactly getting off scot-free either.

Petrol and diesel owners are at risk of breaking down or damaging key components by running vehicles with hardly any fuel.