UK Fuel Prices Surge: Top Up Before 5 PM

0:00Drivers across the UK, especially in Leicestershire, need to top up their tanks before 5pm today. Fuel prices are set to jump starting Thursday evening and stay high through Sunday. Right now, Leicestershire folks are paying above the national average with petrol averaging about 1 penny more per liter than the UK's 100. 57.3 Pents, and diesel 0.8 Pents above 190.8 Pents. The cheapest petrol spot in the county is 6 hills, service station, and melting at 149.9 Pents per liter. That feels a standard 55 liter family car for just 100 pounds. But at the priciest pump, BP at Donington Park, it's 184.9 Pents, costing 112 pounds, a 12 pound, difference per tank. Experts from sites like car.co.uk warn that Thursday evenings kick off the weekend surge, thanks to more leisure trips. They say filling up midweek can save you 2-3 Pents per liter, which stacks up big over a year of driving.

1:03For diesel drivers, the best deal is 143.7 Pents at the S.O. on station road in North Kilworth. Other solid petrol options hover around 152-154 Pents at spots like EG and Hinkley or Tesco in Loughborough. While diesel runs 180-188 Pents nearby, plan your fill-ups. Smart check live prices on apps and hit those midweek lows to keep more cash in your pocket before the weekend rush hits. This has been Lester News today, powered by AI.