If you’ve had to fill your car up over the last couple of weeks you’ll have noticed pump prices have rocketed.
Fuel prices have increased largely because the wholesale price for crude oil, which is used in manufacturing petrol and diesel, has risen following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The cost of fuel has reached record highs as a result – and drivers here are feeling the pinch.
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A year ago, the average petrol price stood at 122.50p a litre, while diesel was at 125.99p, according to the RAC.
Fuel prices vary across the UK, but on February 24, RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams predicted a grim milestone for pump prices.
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“Both petrol and diesel reached new record levels yesterday [February 24]. Unleaded is nearly 149.5p a litre and diesel almost 153p,” he said.
“Russia’s actions will now push petrol pump prices up to £1.50 very soon. The question then becomes where will this stop and how much can drivers take, just as many are using their cars more and returning to workplaces.”
We’re already seeing this prediction play out in real time today (March 9), and this coincides with a cost of living surge, pushing inflation to a 30-year high.
Over 2.1m UK drivers compare petrol and diesel prices on Petrolprices.com, and it’s a handy tool to use if you find yourself needing to top-up your vehicle.
We’ve scoured the site and found the top 20 cheapest forecourts for both unleaded and diesel here in Hertfordshire.
The figures are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change and rely on user submissions, so may be out of date by the time you fill up your vehicle.
Petrolprices.com says the following stations are the cheapest for unleaded
1) Costco Stevenage Automat, Gunnels Wood Road, SG1 2EE – 144.9p (exclusive to Costco members)
2) Tesco Broadwater Stevenage, London Road, SG2 8DT – 146.9p
3) Sainsbury’s Dome Roundabout, North Western Avenue, WD25 9JS – 146.9p
4) Sainsbury’s Stevenage, Magpie Crescent, SG2 7DU – 147p
5) Letchworth Service Station, Icknield Way, SG6 4AD – 147.9p
6) Sainsbury’s Apsley Mill, London Road, HP3 9QZ – 147.9p
7) Sainsbury’s Coreys Mill, Hitchin Road, SG1 4AE – 148.9p
8) Tesco Baldock Extra, High Street, SG7 6BN -148.9p
9) Shell Hemel Hempstead, Breakspear Way, HP2 4TZ – 149.9p
10) Sainsbury’s Hoddesdon, Brewery Road, EN11 8HF – 149.9p
11) Forest Hemel Service Station, London Road, HP3 9BE – 149.9p
12) Tesco Watford Extra, High Street, WD17 2BD – 149.9p
13) HKS Colne (BP), Wiggenhall Road, WD18 0FS – 149.9p
14) Asda Elstree Allum Lane PFS, Allum Lane, WD6 3LS – 150.7p
15) Sainsbury’s Marshalswick, Marshalswick Lane, AL1 4UZ – 150.9p
16) Sainsbury’s London Colney, Barnet Road, AL2 1AB – 150.9p
17) Morrisons Borehamwood, Stirling Way, WD26 2BT – 151.7p
18) Tesco Hatfield Extra, Comet Way, Al9 5JY – 151.9p
19) Jet Ware, Jordine High Cross, High Cross Road, SG11 1AZ – 151.9p
20) Sainsbury’s Letchworth, Third Avenue, SG6 2HX – 151.9p
Petrolprices.com says the following stations are the cheapest for diesel:
1) Costco Stevenage Automat, Gunnels Wood Road, SG1 2EE – 149.9p (exclusive to Costco members)
2) Hoddesdon Service Station, High Street, EN11 8SX – 151.8p
3) Letchworth Service Station, Icknield Way, SG6 4AD – 151.9p
4) Sainsbury’s Dome Roundabout, North Western Avenue, WD25 9JS – 151.9p
5) Sainsbury’s Letchworth, Third Avenue, SG6 2HX – 152.9p
6) Sainsbury’s Hoddesdon, Brewery Road, EN11 8HF – 152.9p
7) Tesco Cheshunt Extra, Brookfield Centre, EN8 0TA – 152.9p
8) Deansbrook Garage, Hale Lane, HA8 9RZ – 153.7p
9) Tesco Broadwater Stevenage, London Road, SG2 8DT – 153.9p
10) Sainsbury’s London Colney, Barnet Road, AL2 1AB – 153.9p
11) Breakspear Way SF Connect, Breakspear Way, HP2 4TZ – 153.9p
12) Shell Hemel Hempstead, Breakspear Way, HP2 4TZ – 153.9
13) Sainsbury’s Apsley Mill, London Road, HP3 9QZ – 153.9p
14) Kilsmore Way SF Connect (BP), Great Cambridge Road, EN8 0NF – 153.9p
15) Esso Heath Express, High Road, WD23 1EL – 153.9p
16) Tesco Hatfield Extra, Comet Way, AL9 5JY – 154.9p
17) Tesco Baldock Extra, High Street, SG7 6BN – 154.9p
18) Shell Waltham Cross, Flamstead End Road, EN8 0JA – 154.9p
19) HKS Colne (BP), Wiggenhall Road, WD18 0FS – 154.9p
20) Asda Elstree Allum Lane PFS, Allum Lane, WD6 3LS – 155.7p
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