petrol

The average cost of car journeys has increased by 48% for diesel and 42% for petrol since 2015, with the average UK bus fare only increasing by 4.6% in this time.

New research from Stagecoach , the UK’s biggest bus and coach operator, has found that bus fares saw the lowest increases in this period, the only form of transport under the average national inflation level of 6.2% over...

• More than eight in ten drivers (84%) are worried about higher petrol and diesel prices
• 31% of drivers think they will need to take on additional debt to afford to keep driving
• The annual cost of driving a petrol-fuelled car has risen by £313 year-on-year to £1,843
• Drivers could save an average of £118 by shopping around for cheaper car insurance
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This rise in petrol costs is the result of the UK and US banning the import of Russian oil yesterday.

Following this news, Nick Drewe, money-saving expert at WeThrift has shared six ways drivers can cut down on their fuel costs.

1. Use cashback
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Gloucester and Tebay services have been named Britain’s best service stations, while Bridgwater in the south west of England has been ranked the worst, according to a new survey from Which?.

As UK holidaymakers prepare to hit the road this summer, the consumer champion has revealed the country’s best and worst service stations for a pitstop on the way to their destination.

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