Cheapest Petrol & Diesel Discussion Area

stulynes

This only applies to IoW members but I get frustrated trying to use petrolprices.com for island based garages and getting the top 10 responses as mainland (cheaper) suppliers. Workaround is to use a newport postcode i.e. PO30 3DD and set radius to 10 miles - this covers most of the island without touching the mainland.

juned123

Although I've just read that Tesco will do a price match, for me, there's nowhere else within 3 miles but if I travel in the opposite direction of where I live, fuel actually averages 5p a litre cheaper than Tesco anyway therefore saving myself the bother of further filling Tesco's coffers by £50 to save money on my fuel.

I-LOV-MONEY

I didn't realise Tesco price match their fuel. I know they are doing their 5p off vouchers after £50 worth of shopping, again.

mjppearce

I've found bio-diesel a dream localy at £1.07 per litre, however if you are a "producer" could be much cheeper, this works by you buying bio-diesel as heating fuel and then changing it's intended use to road use thus making you a "producer" you may set a side 2.5 thousand litres for personal use in a private car. You will need to keep strict records, but huge savings. Be warned though not all diesel cars will run on bio-diesel and some that will run on it manufacturers gaurentees will be invalidated, also bio-diesel has a cleaning effect so be prepaired to do a couple of fuel filter changes untill all the mineral diesel sludge is removed from the system.

1indian

Although the supermarkets can be cheaper in fuel prices by as much as 7p a lt. I have been told that if you fill up at an ESSO staion the quality of fuel is better and you can get at least an extra 100 miles out of motoring before you need to fill up again
Has anyone tried and tested this. ??

I-LOV-MONEY

I was told a long time ago that when oil barrels are landed they are bought and sold by different companies. Therefore if the oil was brought up by Shell (for example), by the time it gets to the pumps it could be Esso or possibly Tesco ? Can anyone confirm this is correct.

John_Pierpoint

I-LOV-MONEY wrote: »

I was told a long time ago that when oil barrels are landed they are bought and sold by different companies. Therefore if the oil was brought up by Shell (for example), by the time it gets to the pumps it could be Esso or possibly Tesco ? Can anyone confirm this is correct.

I've seen more than one "Brand" of fuel coming out of S.Essex refineries. I guess the companies have some sort of "balancing" agreement to minimise transport costs - do you remember the huge fuss when some "herbert" added diesel anti-foaming agent to petrol supplies and the resulting car brake-downs were traced to all sorts of filling stations?

I-LOV-MONEY

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

I've seen more than one "Brand" of fuel coming out of S.Essex refineries.

I don't know, but are the refineries supposed to be owned by one (petrol) company or do all of them have their stocks there ?

AdrianHi

As a rule (and there are a few exceptions) petrol / diesel fuel tankers turn up at the refinery run by Shell/BP whoever and collect some refined petrol / diesel. Everyone (Esso, Total, Tesco) gets the same. After that point some companies may add more additives to the fuel, all additives are not the same, premium diesel fuels a case in point. Also after that point fuel may go into different storage locations where quality control may be different.

The exceptions to the rule are certain companies with more expensive and even more specialised premium fuels that require a different refining process. That different refining process may still occur at the same refinery. These fuels are available to the public often in more limited locations.

I-LOV-MONEY

AdrianHi wrote: »

As a rule (and there are a few exceptions) petrol / diesel fuel tankers turn up at the refinery run by Shell/BP whoever and collect some refined petrol / diesel. Everyone (Esso, Total, Tesco) gets the same. After that point some companies may add more additives to the fuel, all additives are not the same, premium diesel fuels a case in point. Also after that point fuel may go into different storage locations where quality control may be different.

Thanks for the explanation.

Is there any evidence that one company's additives are any better than another ? Also does premium petrol give a better mpg/performance? I tend to go to the garage which is en route / nearby that sells it maybe 1p cheaper than others. I have loyalty cards for Shell, Tesco, Sainsbury's