Unleaded: 169.9p a litre, 1.8p under the national average, filed Friday 30 October
Diesel: 199.9p a litre, 1.2p over the national average, filed Thursday 29 October
Super unleaded: 190.9p a litre, filed Friday 30 October
Super diesel: 220.9p a litre, filed Thursday 29 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
Starthill Service Station: 166.7p a litre, 4.8 miles away. 3.2p a litre cheaper: saves £1.76 a tank, and costs about £1.81 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Toomey Southend Filling Station: 167.9p a litre, 3.5 miles away. 2.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.10 a tank, and costs about £1.33 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Southend Extra - Petrol Filling Station: 167.9p a litre, 3.6 miles away. 2.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.10 a tank, and costs about £1.37 of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Mfg Autohalt: 168.9p a litre, 1.7 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about 65p of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Belgrave Service Station: 168.9p a litre, 2.0 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about 76p of fuel to get there and back. Not worth the trip.
Mfg Kent Elms: 168.9p a litre, 2.7 miles away. 1.0p a litre cheaper: saves 55p a tank, and costs about £1.03 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.