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The cheapest and most expensive places to buy petrol

A new survey says the average price at the pumps is falling, although there are big differences across the UK.

The price of unleaded petrol has dropped, according to new figures from Santander.

The bank’s research found that the average price at the pump has decreased by 6.28p a litre since early March.

However, there are big differences between prices in different parts of the UK. Carlisle is the cheapest place to fill up with unleaded petrol, with an average price of 129.7p a litre. Taunton in Somerset is the most expensive place, with prices averaging 136.9p a litre.

Here are the top five most expensive places to fill up with unleaded petrol.

Town Price per litre of unleaded petrol Cost of filling up 60-litre tank (eg Ford Focus) Cost of filling up 70-litre tank (eg Ford Galaxy)
Taunton 136.9p £82.14 £95.83
Hereford 136.33p £81.80 £95.43
Northampton 136.12p £81.67 £95.28
Stevenage 135.85p £81.51 £95.10
Milton Keynes 135.5p £81.30 £94.85

And here are the five cheapest places.

Town Price per litre of unleaded petrol Cost of filling up 60-litre tank (eg Ford Focus) Cost of filling up 70-litre tank (eg Ford Galaxy)
Carlisle 129.7p £77.82 £90.79
Aberdeen 129.9p £77.94 £90.93
Bradford 129.9p £77.94 £90.93
Wigan 130.13p £78.08 £91.09
Sunderland 130.7p £78.42 £91.49

To find out where you can buy petrol for less in your area, go to PetrolPrices.com

And for more tips on cutting your spending on petrol, have a read of How to find cheaper diesel and petrol.

Oil falls, but has it been overpriced?

The Office for National Statistics said that the price of oil fell by 6.8% between March and April, which is one of the key contributors to a fall in annual inflation during April and the price falls above.

There was also relief for motorists in this year’s Budget when a planned 3p increase in fuel duty, due to come into effect in September, was scrapped.

However, BP and Shell are among companies currently being investigated over alleged fixing of oil prices.

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  • 29 May 2013

    One thing is certain. We are being mercilessly ripped off by just about every agency. It won't just be fuel or heating that's causing poverty but rising food prices too. We are returning to the age of Dickens but with 'Big Brother' watching on. One thing's clear. He's not on our side. Electricblue re. your condescending comment about whining & bleating you fail to consider that those most hurt by fuel prices can in no way afford an LPG conversion. And let's not forget a great number of the services you allude to are being cut. The simple fact of the matter is the economy has been grossly mismanaged. Not that it is very manageable to begin with. With major financial decisions being made by non government entities that majorly impact us the government are rather impotent. However it would also appear they are colluding with the culprits for personal gain. But that's nothing new.

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  • 29 May 2013

    I don't know where those figures came from???? They cannot, in my opinion reflect, an accurate analysis. Quite apart from the fact that even when there is a temporary dip it is soon swallowed up in an even higher rise. There was a slight dip after the recent scandal but now that appears to have blown over the prices have soared again.

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  • 24 May 2013

    Why is motoring taxation a rip off? Vehicle Excise Duty, as it is now called, was introduced as the “Road Fund Licence” then called “Road TAX” and was clearly there to fund the building and maintenance of roads for the use of road vehicles. Fair enough? Then the name was changed to Vehicle Excise Duty for the precise purpose of separating it from any notion that it is there to pay for the roads. So you can see the direction in which our wonderful Westminster Warriors were/are thinking. Today we have : £70bn collected from various motoring taxes with less than £10bn spent on transport of which spending of motoring facilities is only a part. So about 10% of revenue is spent on facilities needed by the motoring public and 90% is just taxation. So in what way does 900% taxation not represent a rip off? On top of the 900% taxation there is :- £100m each year extorted in speeding fines on the pretence that it is to promote road safety. A cursory analysis of road deaths (source DfT) before and after he introduction of Speed Cameras demonstrates the extent of that lie. The numbers reveal that Speed Cameras, the policies that support them and some very dodgy legal processes have resulted in excess of 12,000 (yes twelve thousand) ADDITIONAL deaths on our roads since the introduction of speed cameras in the mid 90s. So HMG is making money of the backs of the deaths of people in the UK. Countless £millions charged in parking fees and fines to park on roads that we pay through the nose for already. Parking meters were introduced as a way of rationing parking but very soon Councils saw the revenue potential and have been feeding off that ever since. Successive governments, both central and local, see the car driver/owner as a convenient bottomless “piggy bank” to fund their wasteful vanity projects. Still think it's not a rip off? BTW I do run my car on LPG and it is true that the road fuel duty is lower but it is still a significant amount.

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