Fuel Price DROP 79.9p / Litre

Thomas_Crown · 15 August 2008 at 12:10AM

Money_Man_Steve wrote: »

I found another website that offers a similar service to Petrolbusters, although it's not as good (and it's not free).

www.petrol-prices.co.uk claim to tell you where the cheapest petrol is within 10km (6 miles) of your chosen area every Friday, by text message.

The drawback is you have to register on a premium-rate £1.50 per minute phone number. It reckons the average call would be 2.5mins, or £3.75. For that you get a Friday alert for 16 weeks, so the cost works out at about 23.4p per alert. The website says that the maximum cost to call and register is £5 (about 31.3p per alert).

I've been using the above website for a while now & I registered for free online. I receive a weekly email advising me of the 5 cheapest service stations for unleaded & diesel within a 5 mile radius of home. I have never paid a penny for this service.

Perhaps you are being charged because you are getting text messages instead of a weekly email? You could always change the way you get notified of the prices & save money.

Stardust · 15 August 2008 at 12:49AM

Got all excited then lol

naughty_10382 · 15 August 2008 at 1:54AM

Thomas_Crown wrote: »

I spent £52.53 at Sainsbury's on the 12th August & I didn't get a 5ppl off fuel voucher. All I got was a 'Great Days Out' Voucher.

The post you quoted was made 3 and a half years ago. :rolleyes:

Thomas_Crown · 15 August 2008 at 7:58PM

naughty_10382 wrote: »

The post you quoted was made 3 and a half years ago. :rolleyes:

Thanks for pointing that out! Both my above posts have quoted previous posts from 2004. Someone has resurrected a very old thread & I didn't realise. The website www.petrol-prices.co.uk is still worth signing up to.:D