Petrol prices (UK Petrol Prices)

Member Name: tisha66

Product:	UK Petrol Prices
Date:	08/07/09 (56 review reads)
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Advantages: Petrol gets you places quicker

Disadvantages: petrol is way to expensive

I origionally took my driving test a couple of years ago because I live just outside of town, it's about a half an hour walk but only takes around 4 minutes on the bus at a cost of £3.40. I live with my partner so when we both went to town it cost us £6.80 and as we went to town 6 days a week it was costing us too much money in bus fair which is what pushed us to get a car.

We now have a car and although it is much more convenient then catching the bus or walking, I am finding the continuous hike in petrol prices difficult to cope with.

When my partner and I first got the car, the price of petrol was much cheaper, I remember it was about 94.9p per litre *(unleaded) now I'm lucky up to pay under £1. It costs me around £35 per week to fill my car up where as a couple years ago I was paying £20. To me £15 per week is a huge difference, I really struggle as a student and think it is incredibly unfair that somebody out there is making huge profits on my behalf.

Although I hate the thought of petrol prices continuing to rise, there is little I can do about it. Therefore I have come up with some money saving tips that have certainly helped me more recently:

*Visit www.petrolprices.co.uk - This site shows you the cheapest petrol station in you area.
*Check your cars Tyre pressure.
*Drive steadily- Rapid accelleration or braking will cosume more petrol then what it would if you were to drive steadily.
*Leave your car at home if you can- whats the point in wasting petrol if its only a 5 minute walk?
*Dont carry extra weight- Extra weight will only cost you more in fuel.
*Dont travel when its very busy, so that you dont have to keep breaking and accelerating.

I hope these tips help you. Keep saving.

Summary: there are ways to save money - even with rising costs