Petrol and diesel prices at Washington North Service Area
Washington North Service Area, DH3 2SJ. A motorway service area, where you have no choice.
What it is charging
Unleaded: 194.9p a litre, 23.2p over the national average, filed Friday 30 October
Diesel: 219.9p a litre, 21.2p over the national average, filed Friday 30 October
Super unleaded: 214.9p a litre, filed Friday 30 October
Super diesel: 239.9p a litre, filed Friday 30 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
Northview Service Station Esso: 164.9p a litre, 4.3 miles away. 30.0p a litre cheaper: saves £16.50 a tank, and costs about £1.61 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Quarry Service Station: 164.9p a litre, 4.4 miles away. 30.0p a litre cheaper: saves £16.50 a tank, and costs about £1.64 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Houghton LE Spring - Petrol Filling Station: 165.9p a litre, 4.5 miles away. 29.0p a litre cheaper: saves £15.95 a tank, and costs about £1.69 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Silksworth RD Esso Express: 166.9p a litre, 4.9 miles away. 28.0p a litre cheaper: saves £15.40 a tank, and costs about £1.85 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Tgc - Gateshead: 167.9p a litre, 4.2 miles away. 27.0p a litre cheaper: saves £14.85 a tank, and costs about £1.60 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
EG Burnmoor Pfs: 168.9p a litre, 2.8 miles away. 26.0p a litre cheaper: saves £14.30 a tank, and costs about £1.07 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.