There is an app called 'PetrolPrices' which seems to have a pretty complete price database. It's much better than this government API so far.
The AA also show prices through their app.
UK government launches fuel forecourt price API
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Re: UK government launches fuel forecourt price API
#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
I haven't made any calculations, and it's more a hunch, but considering you usually need to remove hundreds of KG in order to make an impact on how much fuel is being spent, 40-50L of gas (~40KG difference between full and empty maybe?) would have an marginal effect on how much fuel is spent to carry a full tank vs 10% filled tank. Besides, with a smaller tank, you'll make more trips to tank it, and also have less ch…
> Never investigated myself, but some car-knower once told me that running the tank on low always isn't good for the fuel pump, or something like that. The main issue is that it risks pulling detritus from the very bottom of the fuel tank, usually a bigger issue in diesels and I suspect less of a problem these days.
Aah, I have a diesel car, maybe that was what he was alluding to! Car is from 2017 so not that old. Thanks :)
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#93What are the price variations like over short distances? In the US gasoline short distance price variations are ridiculous. I've seen it where one station was $3.50/gal and another station on the same main road just a 30 second drive away was $4.30/gal. These two stations almost always have a large difference like that. This kind of large difference over a small distance is common all over the country. Yet a surprisi…
Also, don't buy 89 or 91 if your car doesn't require it. My previous car said: 91, at a minimum 89.
Current car says: 93, at a minimum 91. I don't have 93 here. So 91 it is.
But going the other way is just wasteful.
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#94When see things like this, I always think of the Chinese proverb "An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but it is hard to buy one inch of time with one inch of gold" Which always says to me that its not worth it just use the quickest option Take the example drcongo posted: "Yesterday I had to drive to a nearby town, just 20 minutes away, and noticed that every single petrol station there was a good 5p per litre c…
Driving somewhere to fill the tank 5p/l cheaper probably waste of time but unless all your trips are very short you usually can find a petrol station along a commute roue or along the route of a long leisure trip which is cheaper than one closest to your home. When you see prices in your navigator it's much easier to do.
Agreed. Most of the time the cost of driving out of your way exceeds the saving you would make. However, there's a fuel station near me that is 19.8% cheaper than one only 1.6 miles away from it, and that's a thing that is worth knowing.
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#95This is exactly the sort of thing a government should be doing in a free market. Fair access to pricing information is essential to the operation of a free market. Now do this for all EV charging stations.
Encouraging car use is exactly the sort of things governments should not be doing!!!
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#96Decisions about fuel purchases are often irrational, much like many food purchases or generic medicines. I know someone who avoids their local petrol station that is 10p/litre cheaper than most others nearby (within a mile or so) as they think the cheaper fuel must be lower quality. There are weird status things going on with purchases like this. Only the other day my father refused to buy some branded paracetamol be…
I think you’re overstating the effect. The most volume is sold at supermarkets which have the best location for throughout but they also have the cheapest prices.
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#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
Set's an good precedent for places that offer electric charging having to do the same thing in future though.
These are usually already available on the various charging apps and maps, especially because it can vary by a lot.
Charging apps suck. Why can't charging work just like gas? Tap a card and you're done.
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#98Anyone able to use the API? The CSV link is dead and I cant get the API to authenticate. The Beta flag doing a lot of heavy lifting here, but I love the idea!
Re: UK government launches fuel forecourt price API
#99When see things like this, I always think of the Chinese proverb "An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but it is hard to buy one inch of time with one inch of gold" Which always says to me that its not worth it just use the quickest option Take the example drcongo posted: "Yesterday I had to drive to a nearby town, just 20 minutes away, and noticed that every single petrol station there was a good 5p per litre c…
It would be really nice if say apple maps on my phone when connected to airplay could get the Fuel level in my car and distance to empty, and then when you plug in a route, and press add a gas station to my route, it picks the best one based on time out of the way, how much fuel you have left, and best relative price. ideally you could set your preferences in the app (e.g. never more than 5min out of the way, below median price if less than 1/8 tank, lowest quintile price if >1/8 tank etc.
Re: UK government launches fuel forecourt price API
#100This is exactly the sort of thing a government should be doing in a free market. Fair access to pricing information is essential to the operation of a free market. Now do this for all EV charging stations.
Encouraging car use is exactly the sort of things governments should not be doing!!!
This is not encouraging car use