Petrol prices

[TheDude]

I do.

I'm not wasting money that I could spend on other things.

The garages nearest to me are 5-8p more than elsewhere.

Maybe but ten minutes of my time is worth more than the few quid I will save.

[Fraidycat]

Thing is if you need to fill up you need to fill up. You can't be frugal with fuel except to drive more efficiently.
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According to Sue Ellen I could save 5-8p per liter by shopping around (4 or 5 quid per 70L tank)
That could be between £100 to £200 a year depending on how many times I fill up.
If I was a frugal contractor that might be enough to register on my radar as a possible thing to do in order to waste less money each year.

[SueEllen]

Maybe but ten minutes of my time is worth more than the few quid I will save.

I've always planned my routes so if I need to fill up I go pass a cheaper petrol station.

The only times I don't is if there is a fuel strike then I fill up anywhere that has fuel.

[d000hg]

Depends if you care which fuel you use as well.

[n5gooner]

I fill up weekly, Tesco's often, who limit the pay at pump to £99 - I'm getting less and less fuel each week..

Maybe I need an electric car, charged at the clients site.....

[TheDude]

Depends if you care which fuel you use as well.

I suspect there are Top Gear viewers out there that swear they can tell the performance difference between supermarket and branded fuel.

I suspect they are the same men who hand over/relieve their wife of driving duties when being dropped off/collected from the train station.

[d000hg]

I suspect there are Top Gear viewers out there that swear they can tell the performance difference between supermarket and branded fuel.

I suspect they are the same men who hand over/relieve their wife of driving duties when being dropped off/collected from the train station.

Well sometimes they are different fuel. Different ethanol, different water, etc. But that's not some arcane secret, they tell you. Whether there is a difference life-for-like I don't know but I don't see why there wouldn't be in terms of quality tolerances?

[SueEllen]

I've stalked fuel tankers and seen the same labelled ones go to Esso, Esso Tesco and Tesco.

[BigDataPro]

While I agree with doing anything during work time, if it takes you an hour or two, either you are driving too far to get to a petrol station, or it's not pumping fuel fast enough. It should only take a minute or two to fill up.

[Fraidycat]

I've stalked fuel tankers and seen the same labelled ones go to Esso, Esso Tesco and Tesco.

Yeah but note the order they went in:

1. Esso
2. Esso Tesco
3. Tesco

Tesco got the dregs at the bottom of the tanker