Unleaded: 172.9p a litre, 1.2p over the national average, filed Friday 30 October
Diesel: 201.9p a litre, 3.2p over the national average, filed Monday 26 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
Asda Chelmsford Superstore: 169.9p a litre, 1.9 miles away. 3.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.65 a tank, and costs about 73p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Sainsburys Springfield: 170.9p a litre, 2.1 miles away. 2.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.10 a tank, and costs about 81p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Mfg West End: 171.9p a litre, 0.3 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about 11p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Mfg Oaklands: 171.9p a litre, 1.4 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about 54p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Mfg Baddow Road: 171.9p a litre, 1.6 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about 62p 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.