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there is no specific government app to direct motorists to the cheapest forecourt or garage.

Instead, this open source data will be used by established apps and websites that already map out and compare pump prices across the UK.

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there is no specific government app to direct motorists to the cheapest forecourt or garage.

Instead, this open source data will be used by established apps and websites that already map out and compare pump prices across the UK.

The difference is that previously, sharing price data was voluntary - now all businesses that sell petrol and diesel have to upload their price changes to a government database.