Petrol stations have explained exactly how much money they make each time someone fills up their car - and it's not as much as you might think. Fuel costs have soared in recent weeks with the average price of petrol reaching a record high of 185p, but that doesn't mean petrol forecourts are getting more money.
In fact, each sale is making filling stations mere pence, according to garages in Wales. The Brian Llewelyn A'i Ferched garage in Pembrokeshire took to Facebook to post about a recent exchange with one of its customers, Wales Online reports.
"Tonight we had one customer turn up after we had put the pole signs off, as we were closing," the post read. "This person pulled up to the pump, saw it was 193.9p per litre. They came into the shop and said, 'I was going to put fuel in but not at that price.' I said, 'I'm sorry, but it's not my fault'."
