Drivers have been advised to top up with petrol at places like Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's as sky-high prices begin to bite. The average price of petrol is at an eye-watering 187.01p per litre (up 56p from last year), with diesel sitting at 193.30p per litre, (up 60p from last year) - and the Manchester Evening News says money can be saved by buying at the big-store outlets.
It will come as no surprise to hear that these locations can be cheaper than branded petrol stations. But the myth that their petrol is of lower quality is a lie.
Motorists have been advised for years to buy their fuel from supermarket forecourts, with estimates showing drivers could save £74.10 every year by filling up at these locations instead of branded garages. A spokesperson for car dealership Peter Vardy quashed the rumours surrounding the quality of the fuel from supermarket pumps, and said: "It’s rumoured that supermarket fuel is of a lower quality and not the same as you would buy from a branded garage, but that’s not the reality.
