For the cheapest petrol prices, don’t….

…fill your car up on a Friday!

A recent report carried out by Brendan McLoughlin of petrolprices.com suggests that a large number of petrol stations actually increase the price of fule by up to 2p on Fridays. It seems that some underhand premises are fully aware that many drivers have a tendency to fill up on a Friday in preparation for the coming weeks commute!

In other words, if you want to keep the cost of commuting by car down, try and top up your fuel earlier in the week. If this isn’t posSible, make sure you only buy what you need and avoid the garage on a Friday.Equally, where possible don’t fill your fuel tank up completely - the extra weight actually uses more fuel! The easies way to avoid being fleeced is to keep an eye on the most competitive fuel stations - simply go to petrolprices.com and enter your postcode to get a listing of nearest, and cheapest, petrol stations.

Now, to many readers 1p/2p difference in the cost of a litre of petrol might not seem much but to hardcore commuter racking up 1000’s of miles per year this can mean a significant saving on your car fuel bill.