Fuel is a nessesity, we all need it for work, our personal business and for short to long distance trips. With fuel prices increasing we can all make a difference and source the cheapest fuel and make substantial savings on monthly petrol and diesel costs. For the average motorist, there is the potential saving of many thousands of pounds over the long term. Until recently, it would have been an impractical task to find the lowest fuel prices based on a given location. Fortunately, there is a much easier way, by using PetrolPrices.com, a free, fuel price comparison website. Before filling up you can use the service to compare petrol station prices (e.g. Texaco, BP, Shell and others) in your local area and ensure you pay the lowest price for your fuel.
How to get cheapest petrol and diesel fuel
The service lists pricing information on 10000 petrol stations located throughout the UK, of which 8000 are updated each day. It is also a free service and is very simple to register, in fact, there are currently over 1 million registered users of the site. When registered you can perform upto 20 searches per week, showing local service stations and where to get the best price. You can also choose to receive the information as an email alert. If you own an iPhone or iPod Touch then you can also choose to download the PetrolPricesPro application. PetrolPricesPro allows you to search your nearest and cheapest fuel suppliers while on the move.
Free website registration
Registration is simple and free, visit the website and click on the 'sign up' link on the home page. Simply fill in the details where you can confirm your email address and password. Once registered you can logon to the website using the 'log in' link on the home page and begin using the service.
Compare fuel prices in your local area
To start comparing fuel prices go to the login section of the website via the 'log in' link on the home page and enter your email address and password. You can then enter your postcode and perform a search, a list of results will display the following details for each fuel location found - service station name, city, distance, price and when the information was last updated. A map is also shown marking each service station. You can refine or expand your search by choosing the distance in miles relative to your postcode. You can also be more specific regarding the fuel type to search on, for example, unleaded, super unleaded, diesel, premium diesel, LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) and LRP (Lead Replacement Petrol).