Today's Tip - cheaper petrol

I managed to fill my car up yesterday for a better price than I've had since December last year, thanks to a 5p-off-per-litre voucher that I got in Morrisons a few weeks ago.

I usually shop Morrisons anyway since their pricing is definitely better than anyone else (unless you go to Netto or Lidl - but because of the amount of fresh veg and fruit I eat, this isn't an option since their selections are very disappointing in that area.)

The best ways to get cheaper petrol:
1. Join petrolprices.com (you only need give an email, and I think I've only heard from them once since joining two years ago) and search for the best prices. You can make up to 20 searches per day, based on any postcode you input. I usually put in my home and work postcodes and look for stations where I can fill up on the way to or from. Because if you're only saving 0.5p per litre, but you drive more than 3 miles out of your way, you've just lost money. (This is quite a complicated calculation and I'll try to add my method later.)
2. Don't drive when you don't need to. Sounds obvious, but I know waaaay too many people who get in the car to go somewhere less than 10 mins' walk, even when they've nothing to carry.
3. Load your vehicle evenly and make sure your tyres are inflated to the correct psi.
4. Look out for offers such as "Spend £50 and get 4p off per litre" but watch for which supermarkets it is. If the supermarket itself or its petrol is not competetive, then you could end up losing money twice - once by paying more for shopping, and again on petrol if you could have got it cheaper even with the discount. I have been caught like this by Sainsburys before.
5. When you have got a voucher, wait until your tank is low - like below a quarter - before you fill up.

And today's looking like a NSD, hooray...