Adrian F

In Harlow where i live Tesco's has 2 filling stations and both are consistantly more expensive than the Shell garage which is also near a motorway junction so traditionaly this would be more expensive?

Tesco's has also now reduced club card points on petrol to 1/2 a point per £

SRSport

Why dont you just fill up at Shell then? I would always prefer to fill up there than at a supermarket garage even though their super is supposed to be quite good.

Turbohot

Really? That's bad. I will tell that to my son. He still has a petrol car. I myself am lucky to be driving a diesel now, wayhay!

corradoboy

Probably another Tesco pricing ****-up, they're famous for it !

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Is it a proper Tesco superstore or just an Express?

Express are usually Esso...and usually charge a few pence more than the superstore stations.


(Well by me it is; Tesco Express (Esso) is the same price as Shell....but the Tesco Superstore is 1p cheaper than both.

AsifScoob

I will have to check. The Momentum stuff is not as good as the old 100Ron I presume?

markjmd

iTrader: (11)

Momentum is supposedly 99RON, but where would you buy 100RON anywhere in this country anyway?

Jaybird-UK

What 'old 100Ron' are you speaking of? The premium petrol Tescos previously sold was called Tesco99 and Momentum is just a re-brand of the fuel.

The petrol is made by Greenergy and as well as now being the largest fuel supplier in the UK, it is also 35% owned by Tesco

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

That was my instant thought, our local Tesco Express is part of the Esso garage and is constantly 4 or 5p a litre dearer than any of the local supermarkets - I don't understand why it is so busy

AsifScoob

Wasn't the stuff before 'Momentum', 100 Ron Super unleaded?

If not, sorry, am being thick!


In addition, it was very late when I posted that. I must have been very tired!

Pervy_Paul

No mate its always been 99ron, just had a name change Like Marathons changed to snickers and opalfruits changed to starbursts

mystery_machine

iTrader: (1)

Nope stuff before momentum was 99ron, they just re-branded it.

AsifScoob

Thanks fellas. We have established that I was wrong. Let's all move on.

Anyway, so we were saying that Shell is cheaper no?

Pervy_Paul

www.petrolprices.co.uk I generally check on there before I need to fill up as my local shell and tesco alternate which is cheapest week to week!

zs_phil

iTrader: (1)

shell in willerby near hull has always been cheaper than tesco 99 and even the unleaded is the same price as supermarkets

SRSport

Down the road from me there is a PB directly opposite a Shell garage. Almost always the PB is more expensive by 1 or 2 pence/ltr but there are always plenty of people filling up. Is this because they fill up company cars and dont care or are they just a bit thick around here?

AsifScoob

Cheers Paul,

I have a Tesco pretty close to me and a Shell almost next to it. I will always go local as to drive a couple of miles extra, at todays prices, will negate any benefit I get from it, especially if they have run out and I have to go again.

For me, it will be a simple choice.

Asif

AsifScoob

Question please, as I am clearly not up to speed on these things.

What is the Shell equivalent, in terms of 'RONS' to the Tesco Momentum please.

Don't want to change the petrol and then have to get the cars re mapped or anything, if I can avoid it.

Cheers.

Asif

kingofturds

iTrader: (1)

I used to enjoy the 25 mile round trip to fill up with v power every week but that was when petrol was 80p a litre. Now at nearly £1.40 a litre I make do with the tesco stuff.

SRSport

V power.

Mmost petrol garages will have a fancy name for their premium fuel. Excelium, momentum, Ultimate etc. All 98 +-1 rating.

AsifScoob

Look, see.

I know everything now!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_V-Power

AsifScoob

Frosticles

iTrader: (1)

But only V Power and Momentum are 99 RON

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Yet there is no reglatory quality standard that they have to adhere to with that octane, except for BS7800 , which stipulates 97Ron at the point of delivery (fuel pump).

In other words after its stagnated under the forecourt for a few weeks, who knows what you are really getting.

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Because Tesco have got people believing they sell cheap, when in reality, they area bunch of robbing barstewards.

Myles

iTrader: (40)

To be fair, with the petrol being a lot cheaper than the premium brands, if thru didn't halve the points it would cost them big time!

subaruturbo_18

Silicon prices have probably gone up

Turbohot

Yep! They have got the customers by their bellixes, and they play with consumer psychology with things like Clubcard and their .05p a litre discount voucher on occasions, over every £50 spent in their food store. Their self-destructive plastic carrier bags are unbelievably sh!te. For this reason, I did all my Christmas food shopping at ASDA. I only walked into ASDA on the way back from my work, and realised that ASDA sell everything! Even much cheaper! I think ASDA have a capacity to kill Tesco in petrol, food and every supermarket-ish game.

PaulC72

I take it you like ASDA :-) we also shop at ASDA as they are cheaper than Tesco and the others, the fuel is usually cheaper too.

Not having a Tesco nearby also helps lol.

SRSport

Do you mean £0.05? Or is this what you mean by playing with consumer psychology?