Unleaded: 174.9p a litre, 3.2p over the national average, filed Friday 30 October
Diesel: 202.9p a litre, 4.2p over the national average, filed Monday 26 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
Toomey Filling Station Basildon: 167.9p a litre, 3.7 miles away. 7.0p a litre cheaper: saves £3.85 a tank, and costs about £1.41 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Asda Hornchurch Express Petrol: 168.9p a litre, 4.0 miles away. 6.0p a litre cheaper: saves £3.30 a tank, and costs about £1.53 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Harrow Service Station: 169.9p a litre, 4.7 miles away. 5.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.75 a tank, and costs about £1.81 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
South Ockendon Esso Express: 170.9p a litre, 3.6 miles away. 4.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.20 a tank, and costs about £1.39 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Mfg Faringdon: 171.9p a litre, 4.4 miles away. 3.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.65 a tank, and costs about £1.71 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.