02-03-2025
Midlands drivers paying extra £4 on petrol if they go 15 minutes down the road
New analysis has revealed the areas of the West Midlands with the cheapest and most expensive petrol prices.
Research conducted by Law Trucks discovered the difference in fuel prices across the region.
Analysing data from the Petrol Prices App, researchers were able to plot the cheapest and most expensive towns to fill up your car.
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It revealed that the most expensive place in the West Midlands was Kingswinford.
The town in Dudley borough has an average petrol price of 137.9p per litre.
In contrast, Sedgley, which is a 15 minute's drive northwest (or around five miles away), has an average fuel price of 130.6p per litre.
It doesn't seem much.
But when filling up a tank of petrol, the pennies can quickly turn into the pounds.
The average size of a car's fuel tank in the UK is reportedly around 50 to 60 litres.
If you were to fill up 55 litres at 130.6p per litre in Sedgley, you'd pay £71.83 at the till.
However if you were to fill up at Kingswinford, you'd pay £75.84, representing a difference of around £4.
Coventry was ranked second most expensive, at 136.9p, which was level with Stourbridge and Brierley Hill.
Overall, Birmingham was rated as the cheapest place to fill up.
Although the city is a larger area, on average the price of petrol per litre was 126.9p.
Sedgley, meanwhile, ranked equal with Wolverhampton, Bilston and Wednesfield.
