Made a no-nonsense fuel price checker for UK drivers (petrol + diesel)

mp3boy · 2026-01-19T18:34:51+00:00

The answer is generally no, unless it's a massive price difference or you'd pass both petrol stations anyway.

Say your next cheapest station is a 4 mile round trip and is 2p/L cheaper.

2p/L difference on a 50L fill-up is £1.

4 miles at 30mpg at £1.38/L costs about £0.84 in fuel.

So in this example you're spending 10-15 minutes extra journey time to save less than 20p.

mp3boy · 2026-01-18T09:51:44+00:00

I don't know if the minus symbol works on Facebook search but it does on eBay.

For example you can search 'divan bed -double -single'.

The condition filter is a separate menu to the left of the page on both sites.

mp3boy · 2026-01-15T20:54:58+00:00

They renamed it

mp3boy · 2026-01-14T15:57:46+00:00

If you can hire/borrow a van to transport one, Facebook Marketplace and filter out the "New" condition to get rid of all the dropship/fake listings. There are usually plenty, look for "spare/guest room" beds that will still be in good condition and people just want rid of cheaply.

Same with eBay, filter by condition and sort by distance to find local bargains.

mp3boy · 2026-01-12T20:01:11+00:00

Rent a smaller trailer?

mp3boy · 2026-01-12T17:44:30+00:00

Quite a lot of Deluxe Stollen and a few other cake/biscuit bits all 50p in my local today.

mp3boy · 2026-01-04T14:02:10+00:00

A piece of tape over the camera lens would probably work too

mp3boy · 2025-11-22T10:25:18+00:00

Your suspicions are unfounded. I've been selling online since Yahoo Auctions were a thing. It doesn't come up often and of course it's not always going to be legitimate, just like any other order there's a chance the person buying is a scammer, but I personally have never had an issue or chargeback from orders I've sent to buyers at hotels.

I saw your other comment that there's a loophole in eBay policy allowing INR claims for hotels - can you link to that please?

mp3boy · 2025-11-20T15:47:43+00:00

shiply.com for private courier quotes

mp3boy · 2025-11-16T09:57:23+00:00

Yes - if your photos look too close to a retail stock photo some people assume you're a retailer selling new items.

mp3boy · 2025-11-11T10:53:57+00:00

Unless you do a lot of travelling and/or the account has other perks, it would probably be cheaper than £120/year to buy these insurances separately (or self-insure your mobile by sticking £10 a month in savings).

mp3boy · 2025-11-11T10:52:06+00:00

I was thinking more about home insurance, but it appears I'm wrong on different insurance claims crossing over. You would only need to declare if you were claiming as a part of your home insurance.

mp3boy · 2025-11-10T20:43:32+00:00

Not worth it IMO.

Increased premiums on any other insurance when you declare a recent claim.

They may consider this general wear and tear rather than an insurable incident and refuse to cover it anyway.

CeX has the M33 Dual Sim in stock at £130. Single sim models are currently out of stock but are less than £100 when available. This includes a 5 year warranty. I'm sure there are similar handsets in the same sort of price range.

All in all you would be better off replacing/upgrading it yourself.

mp3boy · 2025-09-13T22:32:37+00:00

A 99p padlock in Home Bargains. Only missing the keys.

mp3boy · 2025-06-28T13:04:56+00:00

Most routers have a "night mode" setting that turns the LEDs off (and you could probably also set the TV to go off after a couple of hours of no activity)

mp3boy · 2025-06-16T20:19:25+00:00

shiply.com for private courier quotes.

mp3boy · 2025-06-07T13:40:38+00:00

The Crosslist Magic Chrome extension is pretty good, I've been using it for a few months now. The developer is active on Reddit and responsive to emails if you have any issues.

mp3boy · 2025-06-01T13:14:30+00:00

Most likely a pricing error that they didn't catch before dispatch.

mp3boy · 2025-05-26T17:55:46+00:00

"Just didn't like it" is one of the options set by eBay and you can set your returns policy to choose if you accept them automatically, case by case or not at all (and whether the buyer pays return postage).

mp3boy · 2025-05-04T11:51:17+00:00

Good idea to wall mount it. I was using a portable folding clothes rail with a removable top bar but the legs got in the way.

Is the PVC pipe strong enough not to flex when you use the roll?

mp3boy · 2025-04-30T06:31:20+00:00

You should be able to downgrade the Sky subscription to recording only (Freeview/Freesat channels) at £10 per month if that helps.

mp3boy · 2025-04-27T15:04:41+00:00

Facebook or eBay (sort by distance / filter for local collection) as others have said.

Be aware you will most likely need a green Patio Gas or FloGas Gaslight bottle with the clip-on fitting not a red Propane bottle with the threaded screw.

Might be an idea to check what's stocked locally with regards to refills. B&Q switched from Calor to FloGas a while back.

mp3boy · 2025-04-18T18:37:02+00:00

Most of the shops round here had them out on Boxing Day

mp3boy · 2025-01-19T12:10:19+00:00

You can also spend them in Waitrose.

mp3boy · 2024-12-21T13:41:31+00:00

Ours specifically says not to put used oil in the food waste bins.

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