Dorset is the 2nd most expensive county to get petrol right now
Fuel crises on the rise in places across the UK
Last updated 6th May 2022
Dorset has been ranked as the 2nd most expensive place in the UK to refuel with an average price of 167.5 per litre (an estimated annual mileage cost of ÂŁ1,151).
Researchers at Admiral Car Insurance calculated how much the average motorist is set to spend on petrol over the next 12 months, based on the local cost of fuel vs local median salaries.
Based on motorists travelling the UK average of 7,490 miles per year, they multiplied the local cost of refuelling with petrol (as of 19th April 2022) and compared it to the local median salary in each of England's counties.
They found that Dorset ranked as the 2nd most expensive (167.5 per litre) and Cornwall as the 3rd most expensive county (167.3 per litre) to refuel currently.
Northumberland is the most expensive county to refuel right now with an average price of 174.7 per litre (an average annual mileage cost of ÂŁ1,193).
Surprisingly, the notoriously expensive capital only ranked as the 9th most expensive in England with an average petrol price of 163.7 per litre in London.
North Yorkshire was ranked as the cheapest county to get petrol at the moment with an average price of 148.4 per litre (adding up to ÂŁ1,019 annually). The East Riding of Yorkshire ranked as the 2nd cheapest with a petrol price of 157.1 per litre and the Isle of Wight ranked in 3rd place with an average price of 158.1 per litre.
To find out more on the rise of petrol prices across the UK, visit: https://www.admiral.com/car-insurance