Priceless

Back in 2010, in my third month of this Blog and I was a bit more serious because I didn't know then what I wanted it to be.

Here's the story I did then on fuel prices.  I was paying 107.9p a litre back then.

This week I paid 138.9p a litre.

But when this photo was taken, people using Lancaster Services were paying 151.9p a litre.

Which, while feeing quite steep generally, isn't too bad for motorway services although...

a) I don't know when that photo was taken and...

b) the fact that sign exists implies that they are trying to sell fuel cheaper

If you are wondering what I mean by point b there, take a read of this from Auto Express this week.

Moto Hospitality, the main operator of UK motorway services, claim they want to reduce their fuel prices but can't because National Highways won't let them put up signs like that one at Lancaster.

Say what now!?

Their argument is, "At a couple of our sites where we lowered the fuel price but we didn't have a sign, there was some increase in volume, but it wasn't enough to justify lowering the fuel price.”

That is because motorway services have a bad reputation when it comes to expensive fuel!

If they sold reasonably priced fuel and everyone knew that they sold reasonably priced fuel, then people would go and buy reasonably priced fuel in big enough numbers to justify selling reasonably priced fuel!

It's not difficult.

And it's not like there isn't an easy way of telling the price of fuel at your nearest motorway service station:

Petrolprices.com - I mentioned them back in that 2010 story and this week they pointed me at the 138.9 unleaded I bought.  Pity The Government aren't aware of petrolprices - they are talking about a similar guide except the retailers will need to provide the up-to-date prices.

So, what has actually changed in the last 13 and a half years?

Petrol is even more expensive.

And what has stayed the same?

I'm still using petrolprices.com and there are no jokes in my fuel prices stories.