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A UK forecourt price board takes about five seconds to read correctly, but there are three things most drivers scan past that make that reading wrong more often than it should be.
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Most drivers know roughly what they pay at the pump. Far fewer know what one mile of driving actually costs in fuel or electricity.
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The usual advice is that diesel makes financial sense if you drive enough miles. What that advice often leaves out is the other half of the calculation: a diesel engine’s particula...
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Oil prices drop. A Budget announces a duty freeze. Yet the number on the board at your local forecourt barely moves.
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The mpg figure on your dashboard is a calculation, not a direct measurement, and it often flatters. If you want to know what your car is actually achieving, and whether that figure...
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At most UK forecourts, premium diesel sits 5 to 12p per litre above the standard pump price. Over a 60-litre fill, that is £3 to £7 more every time.
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Supermarket forecourts are usually cheaper than branded stations. That part is straightforward.
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Two petrol stations visible from each other can still charge prices that differ by 8p a litre. It is not an illusion. Local fuel-price variation in the UK is real, persistent and l...
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A 2-mile school run costs more per mile in fuel than a 20-mile motorway run in the same car. The reason is mechanical: every time you start a cold engine, it runs on a richer fuel...
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If your nearest forecourt is also your only forecourt, you already know the price is higher. What is less obvious is why.
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Bank holiday congestion adds to your fuel bill in three ways: idle burn in stationary traffic, higher prices at motorway services when your tank is low, and fuel used on detours th...
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