Petrol and diesel prices at Union Road Filling Station

Union Road Filling Station, AB44 1UJ.

What it is charging

• Unleaded: 174.9p a litre, 3.2p over the national average, filed Friday 30 October
• Diesel: 201.9p a litre, 3.2p over the national average, filed Friday 30 October
• Super unleaded: 194.9p a litre, filed Friday 30 October

Unleaded within 5 miles

• Ascona Victoria Service Station: 173.9p a litre, 1.5 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about 59p 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.