UK's cheapest fuel stations: postcode lottery can add £500 a year to petrol and diesel bills

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Hugo Griffiths 2018-01-04 09:47

Those living in remote areas can spend up to £500 a year more on fuel, while many could save £200 a year by shopping around for cheap fuel

A postcode lottery of petrol prices mean motorists can spend up to £500 extra on fuel every year, simply due to price fluctuations between filling stations.

While many of the UK’s most expensive petrol stations are in remote areas such as the Scottish Highlands, those using Holland Road station in Kensington, west London shelled out a whopping £1.74 on average for a litre of unleaded in 2017.

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Contrast that with Asda’s forecourt in Tamworth, Staffordshire, where a litre of unleaded cost an average of £1.098 in 2017, and it’s clear there are significant savings to be had by shopping around for cheaper petrol or diesel.

The figures, compiled for comparison website petrolprices.com by Experian Catalyst, show three of the cheapest stations for unleaded are supermarket stations in Tamworth, while four of the cheapest for diesel are in the same Staffordshire town.

An average motorist – who would cover 9,436 miles a year and whose 2016 petrol car would officially return 52.2mpg – according to RAC and Government figures respectively – would spend £892.60 on petrol in a year if they filled up at the Asda station, compared to £1,414.60 if they used the Holland Park garage.

Jason Lloyd, managing director of PetrolPrices.com, said: “Finding the cheapest fuel can be a postcode lottery, as motorists on average can spend over £200 a year more simply because of where they live.” Lloyd advises drivers so set up email alerts to stay on top of local prices, and fill up in towns and cities with clusters of supermarket petrol stations if at all possible.

Cheapest UK fuel stations for unleaded petrol

Average prices for 2017

RANK	AVERAGE (£)	NAME	TOWN	POSTCODE
1	1.098	Asda Tamworth	Tamworth	B78 3HB
2	1.098	Asda Newport Isle Of Wight	Newport	PO30 2QH
3	1.106	Sainsbury’s Tamworth	Tamworth	B78 3HD
4	1.109	Morrisons Tamworth	Tamworth	B77 2NY
5	1.11	Asda Harwich Automat	Harwich	CO12 3HJ
6	1.112	Asda Leigh	Leigh	WN7 4JZ
7	1.116	Avondale Service Station	Cwmbran	NP44 1TT
8	1.116	Sainsbury’s Leigh	Leigh	WN7 4JZ
9	1.117	Morrisons Leigh	Leigh	WN7 4JY
10	1.117	Asda York	York	YO32 9LF

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Cheapest UK fuel stations for diesel

Average prices for 2017

Rank	Average (£)	Name	Town	Postcode
1	1.094	Asda Newport Isle Of Wight	Newport	PO30 2QH
2	1.107	Asda Tamworth Automat	Tamworth	B78 3HB
3	1.112	Sainsbury’s Tamworth	Tamworth	B78 3HD
4	1.115	Morrisons Tamworth	Tamworth	B77 2NY
5	1.129	Asda York	York	YO32 9LF
6	1.129	Asda Leigh	Leigh	WN7 4JZ
7	1.131	Mccolls Tamworth	Tamworth	B77 2AF
8	1.132	Sainsbury’s Leigh	Leigh	WN7 4JZ
9	1.132	Morrisons Leigh	Leigh	WN7 4JY
10	1.133	Sainsbury’s Monks Cross	York	YO32 9LB

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