[Londonpride]

I have had my A3 1.9 TDi Sportsback from April this year from new and it's done around 7 500 miles so far. I take the mileage every time I refuel and I always fill it to the top. I calculate my consumption from this. I do mainly urban driving, but I do a few motorway runs as well, so I suppose the combined ratings would apply.

According to Audi's literature, I should be getting around 56.5 mpg on combined. I never expected to get exactly that, but I would have thought I'd be getting in the region of 50 mpg. I'm actually getting about 32 mpg. This doesn't seem right. I was getting in the high 50's with my Honda Civic which I got rid of just before my A3.

The car should be well run in by now, but there seems to be no improvement in efficiency. My local dealer has done diagnostics and can't find anything wrong. He thinks it must be my driving style, but I've been driving for many years in lots of cars and never had a problem.

Can anyone suggest anything?