HEREFORDSHIRE has been ranked the second most unaffordable county to refuel in England.

Admiral Car Insurance has pinpointed the most expensive counties to refuel your car, as well as breaking it down by the most expensive compared to annual salaries. 

Researchers at Admiral Car Insurance calculated how much the average motorist is set to spend on petrol over the next 12 months, based on the local cost of fuel vs local median salaries.

Based on motorists travelling the UK average of 7,490 miles per year, they multiplied the local cost of refuelling with petrol (as of April 19, 2022) and compared it to the local median salary in each of England's counties. 

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They found fuel in Herefordshire is costing residents 12.3 per cent of their hourly wage, with an average petrol price of 159.5p, leaving the average motorist with an annual fuel bill of £1,095.

In Cornwall, the average petrol price costs £1.67 per litre - that is 13 per cent of the average hourly salary in Cornwall, and the highest percentage in the whole of England.  

Surrey ranked as the most affordable county to refuel your car, costing roughly 8.4 per cent of the local average hourly wage to refuel.

Petrol prices are on the rise again in Hereford while some supermarket chains remain the same since Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledged to cut fuel duty by five pence a litre in March.

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Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Hinton service station have kept their prices stable while Shell and Tesco in Belmont have increased their petrol prices by 5p.

Here is a list of the cheapest places to fill up the car in the city, according to petrol price per litre (correct as of Monday, May 5):

1. Asda, Belmont Road: 158.7p unleaded, 170.7p diesel

2. Sainsbury's, Barton Yard: 158.9p unleaded, 172.9p diesel

3. Hinton Service Station, Ross Road: 159.8p unleaded, 170.8p diesel 

4. Esso, Ledbury Road: 160.9p unleaded, 176.9p diesel

5. Shell, Whitecross Road: 161.8p unleaded, 181.9p diesel

6. Tesco, Belmont: 161.9p unleaded, 175.9p diesel

7. Texaco, Ledbury Road: 161.9p unleaded, 176.9p diesel

8. Texaco, Commercial Road: 161.9p unleaded, 179.9p diesel

9. Co-op, Holmer Road: 163.9p unleaded, 180.9p diesel