Conference terri::cars_uk

I buy petrol exclusively from supermarket filling stations, and pay just about
50p per litre.  Diesel is usually about the same price.  If you buy from the
branded stations you can pay up to about 56p per litre.

These prices are generally true, as far as I know, for central southern England.
Prices will vary around the country, however.

T

    In the North of England Unleaded is in the range 50 to 56p per litre
    with Diesel about the same.
    
    Andrew
    
    PS I was around Bristol and Bath at the weekend and prices seemed to be
    higher.

True, I pay 48.8 for unleaded in Reading, and 50.8 in Bristol.  However, many 
of the garages in Bristol are more than that - more in the region of 52.8 or 
53.8.

As far as I know....Cheapest in Reading - Safeway, Basingstoke Road.
Close 2nd are Tesco, Savacentre and Asda.

    
    Thanks for information. Is Scotland more expensive place to fill the
    tank?
    
    
    Hannu

I'll bet the more remote areas of the country are more expensive.  It'll depend
where in Scotland you're going.

In any case, I would expect that you'll pay over 60p per litre if you shop
around a little bit.

T

    If you're in the area there's an Esso garage about a mile north of 
    junction 9 of the M40 where unleaded and diesel costs 47.9p
    
    Dave
    
    

Mind you (I can only speak for S.W.Wales, here), I've noticed that many 
far-flung places are near oil refineries, and the petrol tends to be relatively 
cheap, as the transport costs are no higher (less, in fact) than for the 
cities.  Maybe this goes for bits of Scotland as well...

    
    Scotland prices tend to be higher, I know 'cause I go there alot, so
    being close to the oil fields/refineries dosn't matter !!
    
    Typically, W-Mids area (at the moment) 48-50p Litre - if you go to the
    Asda's, Tesco's, etc (but a new Sainsburys/Tesco? in Burton-on-Trent
    was 44.9p !! last wednesday) Normal branded fuel about 50-56p litre.
    Diesel is about the same price at the moment.
    
    In Scotland, from the Tesco's etc again, it usually costs 2-3p litre
    more.  Maybe the petrol has to travel "down south" and then back up
    north before they can sell it !!
    
    Anyway, fuel generally costs more in remote areas as well as Scotland,
    as previously mentioned. (no replys from irrate "Jocks" please, 'cause
    I married one.....)
    
    - MARK -
    

U/L     54.9p
Diesel  53.9p


About the same in Swindon

    
    Up here in Cumbria the cheapest I`ve seen is at Safeways in Workington
    (where I normally go) 51.9 Unleaded and 52.9 Diesel. The Shell garages
    in Cockermouth (where I live) are 54.? up to 56.? for Unleaded and
    Diesel.
    
    Doug

    
    Around Inverness its about 56-57/l unleaded and 54.9 at the supermarket
    where I go.
    
    If you go north to thurso/wick its about 58/60p/l and you can see one
    of the oilfields offshore!!
    
    Adrian (wishing for 9p/mile :-{  )

    
    re -couple:
    
    Thank you for price-info. Btw, how about renting a car in Edinburgh?
    
    
    Hannu

    56 leaded, 50 unleaded at Q8 near Winnersh
    
    ric

    Near Brent Park London, unleaded is 46.9, no that's not a typo!!!

Re .14: That would be the Tesco's round the back of IKEA, right?  I filled up
there about a month ago at about 10p per litre less than that!  It's a good
place to stop if you're around that area.

(For those of you who've not been along the north circular for years, that part
of it is now much much much better than it was - dual-carriageway with
underpasses at the roundabouts.  The only problem from this side is Hangar Lane!)

T

    >> Re .14: That would be the Tesco's round the back of IKEA, right?
    
    Nope, but that one was also 46.9, as was the Safeways and the *NEW*
    Tesco's on the A41, travelling to the M1.

    The budget has just put 3.5p on a litre of Petrol and Diesel, 4p on a
    litre of super unleaded.  
    
    (Car tax goes up to �140 also)
    
    Mikef

    AND the garages near me put their prices up straight away. Even before
    the six o'clock deadline!!!!
    
    dg
    

>    The budget has just put 3.5p on a litre of Petrol and Diesel, 4p on a
>    litre of super unleaded.  

minor point, super unleaded gets the increase next april, I believe.  So I 
wonder if we'll see an increase in mileage rates... will we hell!  We'll just 
get some contrived excuse along the lines of (for example) `well modern cars 
are more fuel efficient, so we expect you to be able to travel more miles per 
gallon.'

Chris.

I see that Sainsbury and Tesco Have announced that they will be holding
their current (pre-budget) prices until the weekend - so we know where to go !


Dave

    Local garages only seem to have added less than one penny per litre.
    
    I thought the 4p on super unleaded in April was in addition to 3.5p
    now, but I may have misunderstood...
    
    Andrew

    
    re .21
    
    I agree. I think the super green price increase is in addition to the
    3.5p on all petrol and diesel.
    
    Richard.

    I've hunted through my old mail - but can't find it - can anyone tell
    me what the rational is for 8p per mile? Is it something like the
    average fuel consumption of the base car (Vectra?) set against some
    sort of average fuel price (from the AA?).
    
    Petrol seems to be around 56p a gallon (I know you can shop around -
    but we don't all have time for that), so unless you are doing 30mpg all
    the time, you are subsidising the Company - when on Business.
    
    Perhaps a fair model, if you were in an ideal world, but I would think any car would struggle to
    achieve these sorts of figures on urban cycles. I can't believe many of
    our City based Engineers get any where near 30mpg - especially if
    working in London.
    
    Rupert 
                      

    Correction:
    
    The last time Petrol was 56p a gallon was when I was about 15-16 years
    old - I meant per litre!