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Your awareness of petrol prices?

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Netcurtainnelly · 28/03/2026 19:25

How aware are you when you fill up your car if what it's costing you?

Talking to a family member yesterday, who uses their car to travel round for work,and they said they just fill up and don't bother really keeping track of the cost.

Surely if self employed, you'd need to know as you mean need to adjust your prices to your customers you visit.

Do you just fill up and pay or are you actively tracking the price.
AIBU to assume, someone who is self employed and visiting customers would be monitoring the costs?

OP posts:
RustyBear · 28/03/2026 19:47

I filled up today and thought it was surprisingly cheap at 1.499 compared with about 1.90 in 2022 with the Ukraine war.

Anna20MFG · 28/03/2026 19:46

I drive a lot, and use waze to find the cheapest. There are huge price differences at the moment.

LIZS · 28/03/2026 19:43

Over £1.70 on m1 yesterday Shock

TeenLifeMum · 28/03/2026 19:42

I don’t pay much attention because I need it whatever the price. I know it’s going up but still need fuel.

lisa7843 · 28/03/2026 19:42

It’s only gone up about 12p a litre here, so far.

lisa7843 · 28/03/2026 19:41

I budget £60 for per tank of fuel and have been doing that since the last time fuel prices went a tad crazy so it’s actually a bit generous and over the last year it’s always a pleasant surprise when I have money left over in the pot. A tank still hasn’t come in over £60 so not been too noticeable for us yet.

TofuGoblin · 28/03/2026 19:41

It costs what it costs as far as im concerned. I have definitely noticed it go up (usually takes aboyt 60 quid to fill my car but this week it went up to 87!). But I don't drive around looking at prices and filling up at the cheapest place, I just fill up when I need to wherever is convenient.

TheChosenTwo · 28/03/2026 19:39

I fill up 2-3 times a month, I don’t keep track, just fill up when my light comes on. I think it seems to only be costing around a fiver or so more than it was before the prices increased recently.

TheCurious0range · 28/03/2026 19:38

I know my car usually costs just over £60 to fill up and this week it was £72, I don't do a lot of mileage and usually put aside about £75 a month for petrol. I also like to run a tank down to empty then fill right up and when I do I reset my trip counter, so I get an idea of my fuel consumption per mile suddenly goes awry. I also hate going to the petrol station so can't be bothered with £20 here and there

8TinyToeBeans · 28/03/2026 19:36

I don’t pay much attention. I only use about half a tank a month and I just fill up by habit after payday. It costs whatever it costs, but I’m fortunate to be in a position of not needing to care.

cadburyegg · 28/03/2026 19:35

I am aware of the cost but I don’t keep track of it. There is only one petrol station near me, so there’s no point/it’s not cost effective IMO to be travelling around looking for cheaper fuel.

ABC0375056 · 28/03/2026 19:32

I am noticing it and aware but to be honest it's not making a great difference to me at the moment. I probably only do five miles a day so whilst them 5 miles have gone up 20% or so it's actually only gone up pence. I'm sure I'll notice more when I have to do a long journey next as my family are in Southampton and it's about six hours from me!

Flamingosarentreal · 28/03/2026 19:32

i know which three petrol stations near me are the cheapest and use them.

Spaghettea · 28/03/2026 19:30

Totally unaware as I fill up at most once a month.

Although I did fill up sooner than usual last time. I had a half tank but went to fill up the day of the attacks as I knew it could get sticky. I've only driven about 40 miles this month.