Petrol and diesel prices at Victoria Garage Maud Ltd

Victoria Garage Maud Ltd, AB42 4NP.

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

Unleaded within 5 miles

• Mfg Mintlaw: 169.9p a litre, 4.8 miles away. 5.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.75 a tank, and costs about £1.85 of fuel to get there and back. 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.