Unleaded: 169.9p a litre, 1.8p under the national average, filed Thursday 29 October
Diesel: 199.9p a litre, 1.2p over the national average, filed Monday 26 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
EG Basildon Pfs: 168.7p a litre, 4.3 miles away. 1.2p a litre cheaper: saves 66p a tank, and costs about £1.64 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Mfg Morrisons Canvey Island: 168.9p a litre, 2.1 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about 80p of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Mfg Autohalt: 168.9p a litre, 2.1 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about 80p of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Belgrave Service Station: 168.9p a litre, 3.7 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about £1.42 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Mfg Whitmore Way: 168.9p a litre, 4.0 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about £1.53 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Mfg Kent Elms: 168.9p a litre, 4.5 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about £1.72 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.