Petrol prices

[Jacko_G]

The only time I have had an issue after filling up was years ago, when having filled the van up it broke down as there was so much loose crap in the fuel. Had to be recovered, fixed and the tank of fuel replaced.
That was the one and only time I have filled up at a supermarket.

Morrisons?

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Morrisons?

Didn't have Morrisons down South back then.
It was Tesco's.

 

[Robster59]

I have the Petrol Prices app on my phone and it's showing local petrol starting at £1.027 per litre and diesel at £108.7 per litre. Super unleaded at the local Tesco Extra is £110.9. Bear in mind that according to the app, most prices (with the exception of Tesco) haven't been updated for about 2-3 days. Mind you, I filled up my fuel tank when I returned from down south about 3 weeks ago and have hardly used the car since.
I always fill up my car at superarket petrol stations. I do about 25k to 30k a year and have never had an issue.

I don't fill up at Motorway Services as I feel they are just ripping the urine. When I travel to Ireland, there service station prices pretty much the same as you get in the city. Even the Applegreen one south of Belfast is about the same as other local N.Ireland prices. I think Motorway Services charge those prices just because they can.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Like I said, I've had a few petrol heads tell me this
I've had one person say he had a problem

Everyone else I know who uses them for many many miles no issues

Guess it's chances you take

I'll be the first one, saves others posting. I worked in an oil storage site a good few years ago. Fuel is not kept separately by different companies, they all extract from the same containers. Whatever is the concentration in your area, Shell, Esso, Sainsbury's, Tesco etc all get supplied from the same tanks. What is different, as you alluded to, is that when the delivery driver is filling up the supermarket fuel goes in as it is stored. The branded tankers will put in an additive as it is filled and this is the difference between them. This will be the cleaner that makes the difference between fuel, cleans your engine etc. Fundamentally however, the fuel is the same.

A few things to bear in mind, for those who look down on supermarket fuel. All fuel station are checked regularly by independent trading standards. Fuel is very well regulated. The problems in fuel stations tend to be when fuel stands still. The turnover in supermarket stations is so regular that they are just about the last ones likely to have problems. Does that mean they don't have problems? No. Issues can occur anywhere but people remember the supermarket problems and the stories go around that it is all bad. Most of the cars, lorries etc in this country will run on supermarket fuel or equivalent, hauliers will have their own tanks in house with the same fuel. If there was a real issue then trading standards would be all over it and cars would be conking out all over.

One of the depot managers once told me, 'if you ever buy an Aston Martin, Merc E class etc then buy branded fuel. If you drive a Vauxhall, Ford etc then there is no reason not to stick to supermarket fuels'.

 

[jim8flog]

First time out to our local town this week and saw that supermarket prices were down to £1.09 compared to our local Texaco at £1.19 for diesel. The BP garage on the A303 as I take the turning in to my village was still over £1.20.

I am someone who fills up at the most convenient rather than shopping around so the car gets a good mix of suppliers in the tank.

 

[Jensen]

As a dirty diesel user, i fill up at Costco, noticed a few weeks back it was £1.06 per litre.
Costco also claim their fuel has additives to clean the engine making it more efficient.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

As a dirty diesel user, i fill up at Costco, noticed a few weeks back it was £1.06 per litre.
Costco also claim their fuel has additives to clean the engine making it more efficient.

Stick Millers Diesel power ecomax addictive in the tank each time. 1 measure does 50ltr, and it increases the cetane level of the fuel making the engine smoother, cleaner, a tad better mpg and a little bit nicer all round
I used to put it in my Barge every time, apart from the very odd occaision and you could definately notice the difference.