Allowing the car to drink on the cheap! (petrolprices.com)

Member Name: kelr101

Product:	petrolprices.com
Date:	24/02/07 (1652 review reads)
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Advantages: Localised petrol prices, easy to navigate

Disadvantages: limited alternative information on the website

Why is it that whenever you find yourself in need of re-fuelling the car, you can either never find a petrol station or the one you do come across is the most expensive you have seen all day? Well undoubtedly this won't change as life always works in mysterious ways, but if you are so inclined as to plan your journey and mileage in advance and you have a desire to know the cheapest petrol station prices around then why not check out www.petrolprices.com?

Petrolprices.com is run by Fubre Limited, a company whose endeavour to make difficult information and advice accessible to all users across the country in order to save them money and to keep them informed.

The data used on this website is collected and provided by Catalist and Arval, who supply information on over 10,000 UK Petrol Stations, and provide up to 8,000 updates a day ensure that the data to be found on the website is continuously accurate and up-to-date.

In order to access the information on Petrolprices.com you will need to sign up. If you don't all you can access on petrol pricing is the Highest, Average and Lowest price in a 10 miles radius to your postcode entry. You can still access the other information the site offers detailed below.

In order to sign-up you can either take the quick link on the left, or enter your postcode to take you to the signup page, and ask to see the cheapest prices - this will then take you to the sign-up section. Their information request I very basic, with them wanting to know your name, e-mail, postcode and where you heard about them - very standard really, and then they will send an activation code to your e-mail which needs to be entered before you can continue.

You are provided with a map showing the location of the cheapest service stations, their names, current price and when the last up date was. For my area within Berkshire prices were update 24hours ago, and rather surprisingly two motorway service stations were within the top 5…no idea what happened to BP and Texaco in my area!

Also available are free e-mail alerts which can be sent on a varying time basis according to your personal requirements.




Petrolprices.com also takes pride in offering further helpful information to the motoring public. This information is free and doesn't require you signing up-to the site.

• Motoring information

This section is broken down into Car Insurance, Breakdown, Personal Plates, Warranty and MPG. There aren't many comparative options available within this section, but it does give you some ideas, especially within the Parking section where diagrams accompany the information give.

• Fuel Information

If you fancy impressing your friends with your information on fuel, then pop along to this section as information can be found on History and Facts of Fuel Companies, The Difference in Fuel Types, Who gets the money whenever you buy fuel (very interesting, and showing that currently over 50% is paid in duty), and Fuel Taxes.

• Environmentally Friendly Options

Always nice to see a website helping the greener side and here you can find facts and figures on alternative schemes within the motoring life such as cycling and lift shares. There is also a Green Car Buyers Guide which is a very comprehensive report advising exactly what a Green Car is, the technology behind it, fuel types and the cost of opting for the environmental choice.

• Blog

As with many sites today there is also a "Blog" section where questions have been posed or articles referenced and users have had the opportunity to include their comments. Recent articles include the Travel Tax Petition and Price variances between fuel types.


If you want you can also check out the stick gallery, accessible from the home page, where users have posted images of their vehicles displaying a Petrolprices.com sticker!


If you do want more information on the site, then check out their Frequently Asked Questions section, located at the bottom of each page, and hopefully all your questions will be answered. There are also user testimonials and information surrounding the Terms & Conditions here.


The site is extremely easy to navigate and offers a simple uncomplicated resource to motoring users. If it can save you some money for a rainy day then why not take a look…For me, I now know exactly which petrol stations offer the cheapest fuel within a five mile radius of my home, and who doesn't. Surprisingly I'm already going to the cheapest station within the radius shown!

Summary: Always good to know somewhere you car can have a cheap drink!