Petrol and diesel prices at Ardleigh Service Station
Ardleigh Service Station, CO7 7PA.
What it is charging
Unleaded: 174.9p a litre, 3.2p over the national average, filed Thursday 22 October
Super unleaded: 191.9p a litre, filed Thursday 22 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
Ardleigh South Service Station: 169.9p a litre, 1.4 miles away. 5.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.75 a tank, and costs about 54p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Mfg Elmstead: 169.9p a litre, 2.9 miles away. 5.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.75 a tank, and costs about £1.11 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
BP Rangers Service Station: 169.9p a litre, 4.4 miles away. 5.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.75 a tank, and costs about £1.69 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Lawford Service Station Limited: 171.9p a litre, 3.3 miles away. 3.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.65 a tank, and costs about £1.28 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Braiswick Service Station: 171.9p a litre, 3.7 miles away. 3.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.65 a tank, and costs about £1.44 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Asda Colchester Superstore: 172.9p a litre, 3.4 miles away. 2.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.10 a tank, and costs about £1.33 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
On a 55-litre tank at 40mpg. The distance is straight-line rather than by road, so a real trip is longer than the one costed here.