Petrol Prices

These are today's petrol prices at the service stations less than 3 miles from home. Guess where I go.

I joined Petrolprices.com a few years ago and get a weekly update - or I can access my account any time I need to. Also get local prices when we are away on holiday - which has been very useful.

To be honest I am dubious about supermarket fuel.

Purwell wrote:

To be honest I am dubious about supermarket fuel.

I have used supermarket fuel for the past 15 years and have never had a problem. In part because there is always a fast turnover of fuel at their service stations and thus the petrol is always "fresh".

The worst places are petrol stations in villages and remote areas where turnover is low and the fuel stays in their storage tanks much longer.

Another thing to beware of is if your car only does a few miles a year and you rarely re-fuel - it stays in your car's tank for a long time absorbing water vapour which encourages algare growth and fuel system corrosion. Low mileage should be accompanied by re-fuelling less and more often.