Friday 25 July 2008

find the cheapest petrol to save money

The best way to save money on fuel is to use your bike. But if you're just too lazy, you might as well put the cheapest possible petrol in.

The easiest way is to go to Petrolprices. You have to register, enter your postcode and how far you want to travel and bingo, there are the cheapest petrol stations.

The information comes from the data the fuel card companies collect when their drivers pay for petrol.

Other filling up tips (thanks to Martin Lewis for these)

  • Always fill up at least fifty miles before your tank's dry.

    This way there’s no panic and you’ve enough time to get to a cheaper petrol station. Leave it longer and you’ll fill up at ‘the next one I see’, and that means you're not focused on the fuel price. Of course this is slightly offset by the fact that a lighter car uses less fuel, but with 50 miles of fuel left, the difference is miniscule.

  • Only use ‘better fuel’ if your car can cope.

    Many stations sell ‘high performance fuels’, yet there’s little or no performance difference for most non-performance cars; so only fill up with the super-fuels if you've a sports car that you've been specifically advised will actually utilise the petrol correctly.

  • Fill up at night, but don’t overfill.

    This is a slight urban myth, as the differences are miniscule, pennies at best. Petrol pumps are calibrated by volume, so fill up at night when it’s cold and you get a tiny tiny extra bit.

  • Don't try and put more in after the clunk.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I also read that if you reverse into your driveway at night time and then drive straight out in the morning this can save you 40p a day! something about if you reverse when your car is cold (in the morning) it uses A LOT more petrol.