Google Maps adds UK live fuel prices to lower motoring costs
Google Maps is launching live petrol and diesel prices on its application to help UK drivers find cheaper fuel as diesel costs hit record highs.
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Google Maps is rolling out live fuel pricing across its UK application starting Thursday to help drivers locate cheaper petrol and diesel, the BBC reported. Searches for forecourts on the application will now display both locations and current prices. [1]
The new feature relies on real-time data provided by the government Fuel Finder scheme, the BBC said. UK fuel retailers are legally required to update their prices on the Fuel Finder platform within 30 minutes of any change. [1]
The feature arrives as diesel prices surpassed 2 pounds per litre for the first time, according to the BBC. RAC policy head Simon Williams called that milestone a threshold no one wanted to cross. [1]
Google Maps is a web mapping platform developed by Google that offers satellite imagery, traffic conditions, and route planning, according to Wikipedia. The platform is used by 77 percent of British adults, the BBC reported, while Wikipedia notes that over one billion people globally use the service every month. [1][7]
In short
- Google Maps will display UK forecourt fuel prices starting Thursday.
- UK forecourts must update their fuel prices on the government Fuel Finder scheme within 30 minutes of a change.
- Diesel prices in the UK recently exceeded 2 pounds per litre for the first time.
- Google Maps is used by 77 percent of British adults.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soarBBC Business, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Drivers set to save as petrol prices launch on Google MapsGOV.UK, 4h ago
- [3]Google Maps releases new 'game-changer' feature in 'massive step forward' for driversBrentwood Live, 4h ago
- [4]Boost for drivers as live petrol prices to be shown on Google MapsThe Independent, 4h ago
- [5]Google Maps to show fuel station prices for first time amid record diesel costsThe Sun, 4h ago
- [6]Google Maps fuel prices launch across UK – how to find cheaper fuelSkint Dad, 4h ago
Background
- [7]Google Maps on Wikipedia
- [8]Google Maps on Grokipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 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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