The cost of filling up a car is hitting new records every day. I’ve noticed people online saying that if the price goes any higher they won’t be able to afford to run a car anymore. The price of petrol and diesel doesn’t just affect us at the pumps. It also impacts other areas of the industry too. The cost of getting your food to the supermarkets, goods to other shops and different ways to travel such as bus and plane. The rising costs have to be absorbed somewhere and it is usually the price customers pay. The price we pay. When you look back at the prices we were paying a few months ago, the advertised costs at the forecourts are beyond belief. Is there an end in sight? When will the cost of petrol drop?
The Cost Of Filling Up
On average around the UK, it is now about £100 to fill up your average family car. Not many families have £100 to fill up. The token gesture of 5p off fuel duty has long gone. Did you even notice it? So when will the cost of petrol drop?
Experts are suggesting that there won’t be any dramatic drops in the cost of fuel anytime soon, however, it might start to plateau. It seems like we have to get used to the price of petrol and diesel being sky-high for some time. I can’t see many of us being happy to pay £2 a litre for the foreseeable though.
When you look at what the price we pay for a litre of fuel is made up of, you can see where cuts can clearly be made. In my opinion, fuel is essential and shouldn’t have certain taxes applied to it. This would be a great way to slash the cost at the pumps, even temporarily until the market balances itself once again.
How To Find The Cheapest Fuel Prices
We can continue to ask the question of when will the cost of petrol drop. However, practical tips are going to be more helpful in the interim. I’ve been using the Petrol Prices website and app to find the cheapest prices near me. When I have been away from home, I have also checked whilst I am away to see if those prices are any cheaper. The cheapest price I found at the time of writing this is 180.9p for a litre of petrol and 187.9p for diesel. The highest non-motorway price within 5 miles of me is 196.9p for petrol, 199.9p for diesel. With reports around the country of a litre costing more than £2, it is a tough pill to swallow.
I’ve also been using a cashback card to get money back when I fill up, as well as collecting points like Tesco Clubcard or using the Texaco app. What apps are you signed up with and what cards do you have in your wallet? Finding any way to lower the price we are paying to fill up with fuel is important, now more than ever.
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Have you been using your car less? Only driving when you need to? Walking places more often? With these skyrocketing prices for petrol and diesel, it is becoming unsustainable for the vast majority of vehicle owners. As prices increase across the board, something will have to give. Cars will go before we stop putting food on the table. So when will the cost of petrol drop? Not anytime soon! Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
