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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...
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...
If your nearest forecourt is also your only forecourt, you already know the price is higher. What is less obvious is why.
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...
The difference between the most and least expensive petrol in London is rarely just a few pence. Between a central zone forecourt and a supermarket station on the North Circular, t...
If you drive diesel, you have probably noticed it. Petrol prices fall on the forecourt, oil prices drop in the news, and your diesel pump price barely moves.
Servicing a car costs real money upfront. With fuel prices still high, it’s fair to ask whether keeping up with oil changes, tyre pressures and filters actually saves enough fuel t...
Your car uses more fuel in winter. Some of that is unavoidable because cold engines run richer, cold air is denser, and more electrical systems are in use.
Both arguments are right, but in different conditions. Air conditioning places a mechanical load on the engine via the compressor, which costs fuel. Open windows create aerodynamic...
A roof box or bike carrier increases aerodynamic drag, and drag costs more fuel per mile as speed rises, not in simple proportion, but disproportionately. At 70 mph the engine work...
Underinflated tyres increase rolling resistance and raise fuel consumption. That part is well known.
An empty forecourt is an inconvenience, not an emergency, unless your tank is already very low. Most localised fuel disruptions in the UK resolve within hours or a few days, and th...
