Petrol and diesel prices at Basildon Service Station

Basildon Service Station, RG8 9NL.

What it is charging

• Unleaded: 174.9p a litre, 3.2p over the national average, filed Tuesday 27 October

Unleaded within 5 miles

• Asda Tilehurst School Road Petrol Filling Station: 174.7p a litre, 4.8 miles away. 0.2p a litre cheaper: saves 11p a tank, and costs about £1.90 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
• Asda Pangbourne Express Petrol: 174.9p a litre, 2.4 miles away

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.

Every forecourt in Basildon