re: Fuel prices

[tcg]

What are the fuel prices, on average. I am looking at my fuel budget before leaving for the trip. Thanks

[hutcircles]

Hi Tcg,
Cost of fuel in rural Scotland are in litres so at the moment on average cost of 1 litre = £0.78p there are 4.546 litres in a UK gallon so that makes a gallon cost £3.54
As far as I remember a US gallon is smaller than a UK one.
A UK gallon is 8 pints of 20ounces. A US gallon is 8 pints of 16 ounces., that makes a UK gallon 25% bigger than a US one. As far as I can work out, the price here for the equivalent of a US gallon of fuel would be £2.80 or $3.92 (assuming an exchange rate of $1.40 to the £).
So as you can see, keep your foot off the gas!
Fuel costs are a wee bit cheaper in the towns but no that much.

[Babz]

About two weeks ago in the Grampian region most petrol was selling at 74.9p per litre

The dearest I saw was 78.9p a litre !!

If you are lucky enough to find a Safeway's garage it was only 73.9p a litre !!

If you go to Safeways and buy groceries they give you a discount off fuel. Last week it was something like 2p/litre if you spent £20, 4p/litre if you spent £40, 6p/litre if you spent £50, 10p/litre if you spent £80. If you're buying 50 litres or so that can work out to £5 off a tankful. Of course this is a special offer so don't rely on it.

[tcg]

Thanks everyone for the information!