Petrol costs
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As a first time driver it's all confusing me.
Does this site, http://www.bp.com/iframe.do?categoryId=9018279&contentId=7033120, give a reliable estimate for how much any journey will cost you in petrol?:)
Does this site, http://www.bp.com/iframe.do?categoryId=9018279&contentId=7033120, give a reliable estimate for how much any journey will cost you in petrol?:)
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Or does it all depend on what kind of car, petrol supplier etc? Sorry I really am a dumbass when it comes to this
I can't get that site to work for me, but any long-distance journey should give fairly predictable mileage.
For a typical small, petrol-engined car, you might get 40mpg, so if your journey is 200 miles, that will take 5 gallons of fuel. 5 gallons is 22.72 litres, which will probably cost you around £24.
That's only £25 a week!
Where's the catch? lol
No, but then again it doesn't claim to.
I expect that it is giving you the full cost of the journey based on not just petrol, but also the cost of depreciation on your car, road tax, insurance, etc. etc. The cost per mile works out at about 36p so not too far off the Inland Revenue rate of 40p per mile.
anyway, just for work I do about 83 miles a week, which costs me approx £15. No idea if this is good or not - I think its quite bad - my fuel dial drops slightly even if I just drive down the road (2miles).
Dave
But my car is actually quite good on petrol, im really pleased with it.
Always hunt around to find the cheapest garage near you and make sure you fill up there. I fill up at the cheapest one i know that is 1.04 a litre - all the petrol stations on the way to work are 1.08 a litre!
Where I live all the petrol stations are nearly identical prices - 1.06 per Litre.
Dave
Next time you get petrol, zero your mile counter before you drive away. Then next time you need fuel again, fill her up and write the mileage from your counter on the receipt before zeroing it again. Do this 3 or 4 times to get an accurate result. Once you've got at least 3 receipts, you'll be able to see how many miles you did and how much it cost you - you can then calculate an average price per mile for your car. (If you're trying to work it out for charging petrol money though, don't forget to factor in running costs, such as maintenance, mot, tyres etc!)