Journey details
Choose Petrol / Diesel or Electric, then add passengers to see the estimated journey cost and each person's share.
Plan your journey. Know your cost.
Choose Petrol / Diesel or Electric, then add passengers to see the estimated journey cost and each person's share.
UNDERSTAND THE TOOL
Journey fuel cost depends on three main inputs: distance, vehicle fuel economy and the price of fuel. Bringing them together makes it easier to compare routes, plan a trip budget or estimate a fair contribution when costs are shared.
Mile Minder converts the journey distance and efficiency figure into an estimated fuel quantity, then multiplies that amount by the fuel price. Where supported, unit conversions bridge common UK measures such as miles per gallon and litres.
Real fuel use can differ from the estimate because speed, traffic, temperature, tyre pressure, payload and driving style all affect consumption. Treat the result as planning information rather than a guaranteed pump total.
If a car is less efficient in stop-start traffic than on a motorway, the same 100-mile distance can cost more in urban conditions. Using a realistic recent economy figure gives a better estimate than the manufacturer's headline figure.
Fuel economy changes with conditions, and filling a tank does not measure one journey in isolation unless carefully tracked.
No. UK imperial gallons are larger than US gallons, so the same MPG number does not represent the same fuel consumption.
Yes. Use the distance you realistically expect to drive rather than only the straight-line or advertised route length.