As we enter November following an unseasonably warm October, more people are likely to opt to take the car to and from work as the nights draw in and temperature drops.

To those of you who are still walking, running, or cycling to work or school – kudos.

But those who find themselves taking the car more often will be wanting to make sure they get bang for their buck when they fill up at the pump.

This time last year, petrol prices were at an all-time high, and the cheapest petrol in Colchester cost you 140.9p per litre at Sainsbury’s.

One year on and two Prime Ministers later, no petrol station in Colchester is flogging fuel for anywhere near that cheap, with 164.9p per litre the best you're going to get around town.

Here is the rundown of petrol prices in Colchester this week.

 

1st – BP (Harwich Road): 164.9p per litre

50-litre tank: £82.45

 

2nd – Asda (Turner Road): 165.7p per litre

50-litre tank: £82.85

 

3rd – Texaco (Mersea Road) and Sainsbury’s (Stanway): 165.9p per litre

50-litre tank: £82.95

 

5th – Tesco (Highwoods and Hythe) and Co-Op (Peartree Road): 166.9p per litre

50-litre tank: £83.45

 

7th – Esso (Bergholt Road): 167.9p per litre

50-litre tank: £83.95

 

8th – BP (Mersea Road): 169.9p per litre

50-litre tank: £84.95