Well it becomes psychological anyway - you spot that the Texaco has petrol on for 135ppl and then the Asda has it for 131ppl so you go to Asda for that 4p saving....even though you shouldn't be overjoyed at paying more than a pound a litre anyway!!!!

There's a bigger difference in fuel price between cheap and expensive areas

Damn right it is!

Up here in MK (an area hardly on its knees in current economic terms) Shell Unleaded was 131.9 at the beginning of this week.

We frequently use the A413 passing Wendover, Chesham & Gerrards Cross, etc. when heading Windsor way and there's a Shell filling-station on your left just before the Little Missenden turn.

I guarantee you its prices are always around 8-10p a litre more than whatever I've paid on the day! Been that way for as long as I can recall. I honestly can't understand how it's still managing to trade, particularly as Tesco (Amersham) is only a further two miles down the road.

Unbelievable Dave...