There are no small savings when it comes to giving yourself some air.
Especially when the increase in constrained expenses linked to soaring energy prices considerably tightens household budgets.
If you want to protect yourself from excessive pump prices, absolutely avoid filling your tank at a gas station on the highway.
On average, diesel is currently sold there for 1.84 euros compared to 1.71 euros elsewhere, the SP95 for 1.89 euros rather than 1.76 euros and the SP98 for 1.97 euros instead of 1.85 euros on the roads. national.
The best, if you are already engaged on a major axis, is to go out temporarily to refuel at a service station on a national road.
“Be careful, all the same, to estimate the distance to get there!
There is no point in traveling 20 or 30 km.
In the end, you will consume more, and the advantage will be lost, warns François Carlier, general delegate of the association Consumption housing and living environment (CLCV).
Otherwise, you only put a small amount in a motorway area, to hold on until you come back on a national road.
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Set up your itinerary based on fares
A multitude of applications and collaborative websites exist to support motorists: gasoil Now, gaspal, essence-moins-cher.fr, carbu.com, zagaz.com, allow you to compare fuel prices in service stations around from your position, to get to the cheapest one.
Essence&Co, launched in 2008, even offers to configure its route to observe all the stations on the road.
“This allows the user to plan his stops in advance to achieve the greatest possible savings.
You can directly compare the service station on the highway, and the one 5 km from an exit, ”supports the spokesperson, Émilie Tigani.
The application is democratizing at full speed: 1.2 million regular users change prices in real time.
They were half as much at the start of 2021, when fuel prices had not yet soared.
“It is a sign that it is a major concern for the French.
We have a community of motorists who move around a lot, she points out.
For some, finding the cheapest station is a matter of necessity so as not to be taken by the throat.
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