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Google Maps to display UK fuel station prices starting Thursday

Google Maps is adding live petrol and diesel prices for UK fuel stations to help drivers locate cheaper fuel amid high energy costs.

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Google Maps will begin displaying fuel prices for UK forecourts starting on Thursday. BBC News reported that searching for fuel stations within the application will now show their locations along with current pricing. The change aims to help motorists find cheaper petrol and diesel. [1]

The price data is supplied through the government Fuel Finder scheme. According to BBC News, UK fuel stations are legally required to upload their price updates to the scheme within 30 minutes of changing them. [1]

The update comes as average diesel prices recently exceeded 2 pounds per litre for the first time, BBC News reported. RAC policy head Simon Williams described that level as a threshold no one wanted to cross. BBC News noted that while several specialized apps track local fuel prices, Google Maps is used by 77 percent of adults in Britain. [1]

Google Maps is a consumer mapping platform created by Google that offers street maps, real-time traffic updates, and route planning. As of 2020, more than one billion people globally used the application every month. [11]

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In short

  • Google Maps will display UK fuel station prices starting on Thursday.
  • UK forecourts are legally required to update prices on the Fuel Finder scheme within 30 minutes of a change.
  • Diesel prices in the UK recently surpassed 2 pounds per litre.
  • Google Maps is used by 77 percent of adult motorists in Britain.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soarBBC News Technology, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]I switched back to Waze for one feature Google Maps still refuses to get rightXDA Developers, 8h ago
  3. [3]4 new Google Maps gestures every driver should knowHow-To Geek, 8h ago
  4. [4]9 Google Maps gestures every driver should knowHow-To Geek, 10h ago
  5. [5]5 useful Google Maps accessibility features most people overlook (and they help everyone)How-To Geek, 16h ago
  6. [6]Drivers set to save as petrol prices launch on Google MapsGOV.UK, 4h ago
  7. [7]Google Maps releases new 'game-changer' feature in 'massive step forward' for driversBrentwood Live, 4h ago
  8. [8]Boost for drivers as live petrol prices to be shown on Google MapsThe Independent, 4h ago
  9. [9]Google Maps to show fuel station prices for first time amid record diesel costsThe Sun, 4h ago
  10. [10]Google Maps fuel prices launch across UK – how to find cheaper fuelSkint Dad, 4h ago

Background

  1. [11]Google Maps on Wikipedia
  2. [12]Google Maps on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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