Petrol prices are soaring - which means people are hunting for the best deals. Drivers are desperately on the lookout for the best prices as they try to avoid paying through the nose.
One of the most-used resources to check the prices in your area is www.petrolprices.com. Anyone using it will need to sign up with their email address and a password - and also enter a username.
After then all you need to do is put in your postcode - and it will tell you the cheapest petrol stations within five miles of the postcode you enter. So in terms of central Nottingham the top 10 petrol stations by price are (as of 10.30am June 13):
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1: TESCO BULWELL EXTRA Address: MAIN STREET, NG6 8EQ 175.9p (petrol)
2: TESCO CINDERHILL NOTTINGHAM EXPRESS NUTHALL ROAD, NG8 6AU 176.9p
3: TESCO NOTTINGHAM TOP VALLEY EXTR TOP VALLEY DRIVE, NG5 9DD 176.9p
4: ASDA STRELLEY ROAD STRELLEY ROAD, NG8 3AP 177.7p
5: ASDA ARNOLD AUTOMAT HIGH STREET, NG5 7DS 178.7p
6: SAINSBURYS ARNOLD NOTTINGHAM ROAD, NG5 6JY 178.9p
7: TESCO BEESTON MIDDLE STREET, NG9 2AR 178.9p
8: ASDA NOTTINGHAM LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD, NG2 7HZ 179.7p
9: MORRISONS BULWELL LEEN DRIVE, NG6 8EP 179.7p
10: SAINSBURYS MELTON ROAD NOTTINGHAM MELTON ROAD, NG2 6EP 179.9p
Meanwhile, pressure on the Government to take action on fuel prices has intensified after the average cost of petrol reached a new high. The RAC said a further cut in duty this week would be “very welcome, albeit overdue”.
Figures from data firm Experian show the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts climbed to a record 185.0p on Sunday. That is an increase of 7.1p in just a week.
The average price of diesel was 190.9p per litre on Sunday. A 5p per litre cut in fuel duty was implemented by the Treasury in March, but the Government has claimed the reduction is not being reflected in pump prices by all retailers.
The wholesale cost of fuel has soared since the measure was introduced. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams described the “speed and scale” of the rise in fuel prices as “staggering”.
He went on: “This must surely put more pressure on the Government to take action to ensure drivers don’t endure a summer of discontent at the pumps. “We hope the Government’s persistent talk about the importance of retailers passing on March’s 5p duty cut fully is a precursor to an announcement of a deeper cut this week.
“If that’s the case, it’s very welcome, albeit overdue as the 5p cut has been well and truly overtaken by events on the wholesale market since then.” Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng ordered an “urgent” investigation into petrol station operators over the weekend amid concerns some are pocketing the 5p cut.
In a letter to the Competition and Markets Authority, the Cabinet minister wrote that people were “rightly frustrated” that the reduction had not stopped prices from soaring.
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