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A cheaper pump is worth the bank-holiday detour only if the saving on the fuel you buy exceeds the cost of reaching it. Compare the…
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A petrol station charging 5p less per litre cuts the cost of a 50-litre fill by £2.50. A 10p gap saves £5. Those figures can…
A 5p-per-litre price difference changes the cost of a 50-litre fill by £2.50. That is an arithmetic example, not a current market quote, but it…
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A 50-litre fill changes by 50p for every 1p per litre difference at the pump. That simple calculation helps UK drivers judge whether a nearby…
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