The current war in Iran and the blockading of the Strait of Hormuz is seeing the price of oil soar - which means rising petrol prices.
At the moment it’s costing around £1.57 a litre to fill up the car - that’s an increase of over 10 per cent just in the last few weeks.
With this in mind, being smart when and where you fill up and your driving habits can have a significant impact on fuel prices.
To help out, motoring expert and general manager at National Scrap Car, Saul Turner, has provided expert tips on how to save on fuel.
Here are his nine top tips to save you cash.
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9. Fill up at the supermarkets
It’s also best to fill up at a supermarket, as they are consistently the most affordable option. Their prices are often several pence per litre lower than the UK average. On a standard 50-litre tank, sticking to a supermarket station is currently saving UK drivers roughly £2.30 per fill-up, with an average of 188.8p per litre for diesel and 155.5p per litre for petrol (as of mid-April 2026). Diesel drivers could save 4.7p per litre and petrol drivers could save 4.6p per litre at the supermarket. | Google Maps