The cheapest petrol stations in East Yorkshire – but it’s…

Fuel prices hit a record high last summer when motorists were paying almost £2 per litre. Costs have fallen since, but a petrol postcode lottery still exists across garages and, depending on where you fill up, there can be some considerable differences. Drivers have got used to scouting around for the cheapest fill-up at forecourts. When the fuel tank of an average sized family vehicle holds something like 50 to 60 litres – larger cars can be over 70 litres – only a few pennies’ difference per litre of petrol or diesel can mean big savings over time, especially if you do a lot of mileage. The latest average UK fuel prices, as of May 15, are 144.64p for unleaded and 153.76p for diesel, according to Fuel Watch, the RAC’s petrol and diesel price monitoring initiative, which helps ensure retailers are charging drivers a fair price at forecourts. Fuel Watch monitors both wholesale and retail fuel prices daily, including those at the UK’s supermarkets – Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons – and urges retailers to pass on cost savings to motorists when they can be made. Read more:Petrol drops to lowest price in 18 months – but diesel ‘should be 20p cheaper’ The issue of varying prices comes down to different owners, different overheads and different towns. Some filling stations are operated as a franchise, with the owners deciding prices, which means that the cost of the same brand of petrol can vary at garages even just a few miles apart. Lower fuel prices usually appear in cities with a higher number of petrol stations, as the competition between retailers is higher. The opposite is sometimes – though not always – true for rural petrol stations, where alternatives fo
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