Motorists have travelled 50 miles to fill up their cars at Britain’s cheapest fuel station, which charges £1.58 per litre of petrol and £1.68 for diesel.
Dale Head Community Garage in Hawkes, North Yorkshire, maintains its costs low by operating as a non-profit community venture and receiving a government refund of 5p per litre due to its remote position.
The fuel price of £1.58 is lower than the national average of £1.80, while the diesel price of £1.68 is lower than the national average of £1.90.
Motorists stated they didn’t mind waiting in line if it meant saving money on gas.
In June, drivers were slammed by a record increase in unleaded costs, with the average cost of a litre rising by 16.6p to 191.4p.
The price hike, the largest monthly increase since records began in 2000, adds more over £9 to the cost of fueling a typical 55-litre family petrol vehicle.
Diesel prices increased by 15.6p per litre on average last month, reaching 199.1p.
‘I thought there was a mistake on the sign when I drove past,’ said Harry Wallace, 72, of Manchester. ‘ I just wish I lived a bit closer.’
‘It’s been a bit chaotic,’ said Abbie Rhodes, general manager of the Upper Dales Community Partnership garage.
‘Everyone has become so used to paying ridiculous prices that there’s been a real rush to come here, often from miles around.
‘The more we sell the cheaper we can sell it for.’
Another motorist, Andrew Jackson, 34, also told the newspaper: ‘I’ve only come ten miles but word has spread right across the area.
‘It’s the talk of the Dales.’
Except for Finland (190p) and Denmark (186p), the UK still has a higher average fuel price of 186p per litre than the rest of the European Union, with drivers in France paying roughly 23p per litre less than those in the UK.
Fuel costs were already growing before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, but the war’s effect has aggravated the problem.
The decrease in Russian oil usage has raised demand from other sources, resulting in higher prices.