The price of fuel can be dear – and there is nothing worse than turning up to a petrol station where the costs for topping up exceeds your card limit.

Have you ever wondered how much cheaper your commute by car could be if you lived elsewhere in the UK?

Using data collated by GoCompare, we can tell you the some of the cheapest and most expensive places to fill up in the country.

The data for 83 UK areas was collected after February, which marked the end of three consecutive months of tumbling fuel prices - not a common occurrence for us dreamers.

The figures show Lancaster could be the most expensive place for fuel, costing a staggering 141.9p per litre to fill up.

Worcester was slightly cheaper at 131.3p per litre, while Exeter (124.9p) and Tunbridge Wells (124.1p) also proved costly to fill up.

The most affordable city could be Edinburgh, costing only 114.3p per litre to top up.

Leeds (114.7p), Bradford (114.9p) and Preston (115p) were also among the areas with the lowest cost of fuel.

Below is a breakdown of how your area compares:

St Albans – 117.3p

Out of 83 UK areas examined by GoCompare, St Albans ranks in the middle – it is the 44th most affordable place for fuel.

But when looking at the average hourly wage in the city (£28), the data suggests residents/workers in St Albans spend the lowest proportion of their income on fuel.

Watford – 117.5p

Meanwhile in Watford, the average cost of fuel is 2p greater than that of St Albans. And it ranks as the 46th most affordable place for fuel when looking at all 83 areas.

However, when taking into account the average hourly wage at £17.95, the data suggests Watford people a relatively lower proportion of their hourly income on fuel - 6.5%.

North and east London – 117p

North and east London areas are equally ranked as the 40th most affordable place for fuel.

But the average hourly wage in north London is £20.87, while in east London it is £18.93. This suggests east Londoners are spending a slightly higher proportion of their wage on fuel.

Rank Area Price (p)

1 Edinburgh 114.3

2 Leeds 114.7

3 Bradford 114.9

4 Preston 115.0

5 Glasgow 115.1

6 Cardiff 115.1

7 Manchester 115.1

8 Dartford 115.1

9 Aberdeen 115.1

10 Newcastle upon Tyne 115.1

11 Liverpool 115.2

12 Birmingham 115.3

13 Newport 115.4

14 Sheffield 115.4

15 Walsall 115.5

16 Sunderland 115.5

17 Oldham 115.5

18 Wolverhampton 115.7

19 Warrington 115.7

20 Wigan 115.7

21 Hull 115.8

22 Portsmouth 115.8

23 Bristol 116.0

24 Blackburn 116.0

25 West London 116

26 Coventry 116.2

27 Nottingham 116.2

28 Telford 116.2

29 Harrogate 116.2

30 Swansea 116.4

31 Blackpool 116.4

32 Derby 116.6

33 Leicester 116.6

34 Milton Keynes 116.6

35 York 116.6

36 Bournemouth 116.9

37 Slough 116.9

38 Canterbury 116.9

39 Central London 117

40 North London 117

41 East London 117

42 Bolton 117.1

43 Northampton 117.2

44 St Albans 117.3

45 Falkirk 117.4

46 Watford 117.5

47 Guildford 117.5

48 Chester 117.5

49 Reading 117.6

50 Southampton 117.9

51 South London 118

52 Durham 118.1

53 Ipswich 118.1

54 Luton 118.3

55 Norwich 118.3

56 Dudley 118.3

57 Southend-on-Sea 118.4

58 Cleveland 118.5

59 Wakefield 118.7

60 Brighton 119.1

61 Plymouth 119.1

62 Stoke-on-Trent 119.3

63 Perth 119.4

64 Doncaster 119.4

65 Peterborough 119.6

66 Taunton 119.9

67 Dundee 119.9

68 Gloucester 120.1

69 Darlington 120.3

70 Chelmsford 120.6

71 Stevenage 120.9

72 Swindon 120.9

73 Dumfries 120.9

74 Cambridge 121.9

75 Lincoln 121.9

76 Oxford 122.1

77 Bath 122.4

78 Colchester 122.4

79 Stockport 122.5

80 Tunbridge Wells 124.1

81 Exeter 124.9

82 Worcester 131.3

83 Lancaster 141.9