WAITING GAME
We wait in massive queues to fill up at one of the cheapest petrol stations in the UK but it’s worth it – here’s why
LONG waiting times and £15 a year - that's all that's required to buy fuel at one of the UK's cheapest petrol stations.
In the , a litre of unleaded will set you back 152.96p, with diesel costing 175.75p per litre.
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However, at the CostCo filling station in Thurmaston, Leicestershire, unleaded costs 140.9p a litre and diesel is 155.9p.
It should come as no surprise, then, that motorists are happy to sit back in the driver' seat in snaking queues to nab a spot.
: "I get diesel and I save about 11p a litre usually.
"The queues look long but I only spent a couple of minutes queuing this morning. I've been a member for about five years."
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Another was taken aback by the savings she bagged.
She said: "I know there are big queues most of the time but I didn't realise it was the cheapest - that explains it!
"Costco is good for saving money but in the store you do have to buy lots - you need to get stuff that won't go off. I only get fuel here when it's convenient, really, and I didn't even realise there was a petrol station here until after I joined."
Another woman, who didn't want to give her name, said: "It's a lot cheaper here and the stuff in the shop is a lot cheaper too, so you save quite a bit. I've no idea how much exactly but I'm sure it's worth it.
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"I've been a member for seven years and I always try to time it so I come when the queues for petrol aren't too long."
Reliance on energy imports from Russia mean that fuel prices have soared over the past year as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine.