Last fuel stop before airport

7/15/2016 2:30:22 PM

I don’t know about the UK, but in the US there are several apps like GasBuddy which specifically list fuel stations. While they’re not sufficiently specific to show ‘last stop’ only, if you simply search for the airport or somewhere nearby and then look on the map, it will show you all fuel stations nearby – and then you can pick whichever is convenient to your route. They tend to do a much more thorough job than a Google search of showing fuel stations, and they show you prices (based on user input; GasBuddy is almost always updated within a day or so no matter where I’ve tried it).

7/15/2016 10:52:17 AM

In Google Maps, while using the App to get directed for example to rental car return, you can search for locations ‘on the way’. If you click ‘Gas Stations’, it shows gas stations along the way, with the amount of time the detour forces, and with their gas price (if known).

It does not automatically select or offer the last possible one as you asked, but it is easy to see which one that would be. Also, you might want to take the next-to-last if it is significantly cheaper or only a 2-minute detour, and the last one would be a 15 minute detour.

Edit: you can use the functionality for planning by just acting as if you are doing the drive now (ignoring the voice directions), and then changing the zoom/view to the area that you are interested in. It will update the search for the selected area. Example: you sit in Munich, but you want to see the gas stations just before London Heathrow, for a trip next month. Use the app to get directions to Heathrow, then search for gas stations along the way. First, it will come up with gas stations near Munich, as that’s where you are. Move/zoom the map to Heathrow, and the display will update with gas stations around Heathrow.

I use that all the time when returning rentals (and also in normal life when in unfamiliar areas), it works very well.

Regarding the tip some people gave – it is common that cars show the tank as ‘full’ for the first 20 to 40 miles (30 to 60 km) after filling, and many people take advantage of that – fill up 20 miles before the return point, and it will still show ‘full’ when you return the car.

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