Petrol prices app
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Welshbeef

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49,633 posts

219 months

Thursday 1st September 2011
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Does anyone know of a good app which has every uk petrol station and lists real prices ( trying to buy fuel economically on my travel routes)

Simbu

1,869 posts

195 months

Thursday 1st September 2011
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I just use PetrolPrices.com.

It's occasionally a couple of days out of date, but petrol stations tend to follow a trend as to which in the area are cheaper or dearer, so while the price might not be always accurate, you'll still be getting the cheaper fuel in the area.

I get a random email from the site maybe once a month, so they're not using my address for spamming.

Esseesse

9,027 posts

229 months

Thursday 28th March 2013
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The PetrolPrices app isn't meant to be fantastic.

Does anyone know of the best fuel price apps?

I'm thinking of putting something together, seems to be hard to get good data though.

Pints

18,448 posts

215 months

Thursday 28th March 2013
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Petrol Price Finder UK would be good if the prices were actually updated. It allows users to update stations' prices and, I believe, loaded to the database.
If this was combined with a weekly central update, it'd be brilliant.

Edited by Pints on Thursday 28th March 06:23

Magic919

14,126 posts

222 months

Thursday 28th March 2013
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Have a look at Waze. Good satnav and they added fuel prices a while ago.

Furry Exocet

3,011 posts

202 months

Thursday 28th March 2013
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What's the point if they are out of date? I used petrol prices website, but it was never correct. Just get to know which petrol stations are normally cheaper and use them.

tigger1

8,440 posts

242 months

Thursday 28th March 2013
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Magic919 said:
Have a look at Waze. Good satnav and they added fuel prices a while ago.
+1

The prices won't be spot on, but they'll give you an indication of which is likely to be cheaper

Esseesse

9,027 posts

229 months

Thursday 28th March 2013
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Magic919 said:
Have a look at Waze. Good satnav and they added fuel prices a while ago.
I've fiddled about with Waze in the past, didn't realise they had added petrol prices.

Now questioning whether I should bother. I don't think Waze is perfect but it's undeniably good and importantly they have traction and they're free.

parapaul

2,828 posts

219 months

Monday 1st April 2013
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As said above, use the PetrolPrices website.

You'll need to plan in advance though - for example the day before you travel look up a few of the town you'll e passing through and plan your fuel stops strategically.

Having said that, you've got what - a 61 litre tank?

The most extortionate prices are only likely to be 4 or 5 pence a litre higher, so you're only looking at £3 a tank if you can't find the cheapest. As long as you avoid motorway services you'll be fine wink

Esseesse

9,027 posts

229 months

Monday 1st April 2013
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parapaul said:
As said above, use the PetrolPrices website.
Misses the point though really.