Petrol and diesel prices at Headcorn Service Station
Headcorn Service Station, TN27 9SB.
What it is charging
Unleaded: 174.9p a litre, 3.2p over the national average, filed Tuesday 27 October
Diesel: 202.9p a litre, 4.2p over the national average, filed Thursday 22 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
John Page Trailer Ltd: 169.9p a litre, 4.5 miles away. 5.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.75 a tank, and costs about £1.73 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Pgg Sutton Valance: 173.9p a litre, 2.8 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about £1.10 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.