Unleaded: 172.9p a litre, 1.2p over the national average, filed Monday 26 October
Diesel: 200.9p a litre, 2.2p over the national average, filed Monday 26 October
Super unleaded: 187.9p a litre, filed Monday 26 October
Super diesel: 214.9p a litre, filed Monday 26 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
Sainsburys South Woodham Ferrers: 167.9p a litre, 4.4 miles away. 5.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.75 a tank, and costs about £1.67 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Asda Witham Express Petrol: 168.9p a litre, 4.9 miles away. 4.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.20 a tank, and costs about £1.88 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Asda Chelmsford Superstore: 169.9p a litre, 3.7 miles away. 3.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.65 a tank, and costs about £1.42 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Sainsburys Springfield: 170.9p a litre, 4.1 miles away. 2.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.10 a tank, and costs about £1.59 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Mfg Morrisons Maldon: 171.9p a litre, 3.1 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about £1.21 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Our Coop Baddow Road: 171.9p a litre, 4.3 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about £1.68 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.