Year: 2026

For years, electric cars were judged by what they could not do. Not enough range. Too much charging hassle. Batteries that would supposedly wear out early. Too much compromise.

Fuel prices might be boring, but they hit every petrol and diesel driver in the wallet.

Thanks to new government fuel price reporting, we can now see what’s really happening at the pumps in near real-time. So we analysed the data as of 17 March 2026 to find the most expensive and cheapest areas in the UK — and what that means for drivers.

January is when a lot of car-related stress creeps in quietly.

Not because anything has gone wrong — but because it’s easy to feel slightly unsure. Dates roll over after Christmas, cold weather exposes weaknesses, and small worries start ticking away in the background.