Cheapest Petrol & Diesel Discussion Area

richardp_3

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richardp_3

loofer wrote: »

Excellent site...

Thank you. :j

I'm just in the process of testing a facility to work out the 'real life' MPG for cars (i.e. rather than the manufacturers' ideal conditions figures, I want to get our figures based on our real usage like the school run, or trips to the shops and the like). I hope to have it online by the end of the week, but as it will require registration I need to check out privacy policies, Data Protection, Ts&Cs etc. etc. a bit more rigorously than I have so far..!

MEMBER02

peugeot wrote: »

Just filled up at tescos they putting another 3p / litre on as i watched after filling up

SO be warned !!!!

Our local tesco its £115.9 for unleaded,over the road is a morrisons charging £114.9,yet asda which is about 4 miles away its £110.9 +2p reduction if you use asda credit card,a hugh 7p per litre cheaper(if using asda card) than so called competitor tesco,asda had just raised prices too but only by 1p per litre NOT 3p like tesco:mad:

jtk174

I was emailed this today and I assume it is genuine. If so all moneysavers should be signing this.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Lowerduty30/

bbaby_2

jtk174 wrote: »

I was emailed this today and I assume it is genuine. If so all moneysavers should be signing this.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Lowerduty30/

Dont think its gonna do any good any how as I believe this whole putting prices up thing is orchestrated and has been planned for a long while, but iv signed anyhow.

shinydoc

Is it all just crap about the refining capacity and just an excuse to profit from transport and consumers like me that drive a more frugal car? :rolleyes:

Diesel needs nowhere near as much refining as petrol and so just how can they justify the current 12p higher price differential?! :mad:

I also don't agree with the filling your tank half full. the savings are only UP TO 1% quoted, but how much does it cot to visit the station more recularly when driving cost are between 10 and 17p per mile depending on mpg. Yes, I accept if you always drive right by the cheapest station then this may be a good policy.

Maybe we could start a league table with the most economical cars to run????? In mpg, servicing, insurance etc? :money:

A.Jones

Don't fill it up. Efficiency Improvement: Up to 1%
Fuel is heavy, so by filling the car up you're adding quite a weight. The less fuel your car has in it, the more efficiently it drives. Thus filling up slightly more often and putting less in (to 1/2 or 3/4 full) will make the car run more efficiently.


Of course, if you need to drive out of your way to get petrol, or sit in a queue with your engine running while waiting to fill up, then any improvement gained by filling up only a little at a time will soon be lost.

shinydoc

A.Jones wrote: »

Don't fill it up. Efficiency Improvement: Up to 1%
Fuel is heavy, so by filling the car up you're adding quite a weight. The less fuel your car has in it, the more efficiently it drives. Thus filling up slightly more often and putting less in (to 1/2 or 3/4 full) will make the car run more efficiently.


Of course, if you need to drive out of your way to get petrol, or sit in a queue with your engine running while waiting to fill up, then any improvement gained by filling up only a little at a time will soon be lost.

Yes, i fully understand the math on this, but as you say unless you are right by the cheapest station regularly enough, the figures will not stack up.

davetrousers

Careh wrote: »

Excuse me being a car novice, but do cars have overflow things for petrol?

My Skoda Fabia definitely has an overflow. There is a small black plastic lever in the inlet which if you push you can hear air passing through. If you fill up the tank as normal then push this lever for a few seconds then keep pumping you can get about 10 more litres in. I don't do this very often unless I am going on a long journey and want the extra.

kooldiamond

:money:

[FONT=BBADHO+Arial][FONT=BBADHO+Arial]Tips on Filling your Vehicles... [/FONT][/FONT]

This is a Message received from a friend:
I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol... but here in Durban, we are also paying higher, up to 47.35 per litre. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every litre.
Here at the Marian Hill Pipeline, where I work in Durban, we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline.
One day is diesel; the next day is jet fuel, and petrol, LRP and Unleaded. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 litres.
ONLY BUY OR FILL UP YOUR CAR OR BIKKIE IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE GROUND TEMPERATURE IS STILL COLD. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground, the denser the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening.... your litre is not exactly a litre.
In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products play an important role. A 1degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
WHEN YOU'RE FILLING UP, DO NOT SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER OF THE NOZZLE TO A FAST MODE. If you look, you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low,middle, and high. In slow mode, you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created, while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TIPS IS TO FILL UP WHEN YOUR TANK IS HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank, the less air occupying its empty space. Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.
Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated, so that every litre is actually the exact amount.
ANOTHER REMINDER, IF THERE IS A FUEL TRUCK PUMPING INTO THE STORAGE TANKS, WHEN YOU STOP TO BUY, DO NOT FILL UP - most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope, this will help you get the maximum value for your money.
DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS! LET'S SHARE INFORMATION AND BENEFIT ALL, FOR THE BETTER OF MANKIND.