
E10 or E5: Which Petrol Should You Actually Be Using?
If your car was manufactured after 2011, you’ll almost certainly be fine using E10 petrol. It’s the UK’s standard unleaded fuel, it’s cheaper than super unleaded, and most modern…
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If your car was manufactured after 2011, you’ll almost certainly be fine using E10 petrol. It’s the UK’s standard unleaded fuel, it’s cheaper than super unleaded, and most modern…

The nearest petrol station and the cheapest one within a reasonable distance are rarely the same place. Whether the difference is worth a detour comes down to two numbers: how much…

The short answer is yes: driving at 60 mph on a motorway uses less fuel than driving at 70 mph. The physics behind this is settled and unambiguous.

The single biggest change you can make to your fuel spend has nothing to do with how you accelerate, brake or cruise. It is where you fill up. The price gap between the cheapest…
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