Petrol and diesel prices at Rivenhall South Service Station
Rivenhall South Service Station, CM8 3HB. A motorway service area, where you have no choice.
What it is charging
Unleaded: 172.9p a litre, 1.2p over the national average, filed Thursday 29 October
Diesel: 199.9p a litre, 1.2p over the national average, filed Tuesday 27 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
Mfg Morrisons Witham: 168.9p a litre, 1.4 miles away. 4.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.20 a tank, and costs about 53p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Asda Witham Express Petrol: 168.9p a litre, 3.1 miles away. 4.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.20 a tank, and costs about £1.19 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Gulf Witham Service Station: 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.
Bradwell Service Station: 169.9p a litre, 4.4 miles away. 3.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.65 a tank, and costs about £1.69 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
DoeMotorsLtd: 171.9p a litre, 1.2 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about 46p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Mfg Feering: 171.9p a litre, 3.6 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about £1.40 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.