THE August bank holiday, is upon as and this means for many people a day off work.
However, opening times may differ from the usual schedule, including at petrol stations.
The August bank holiday falls on Monday, August 26 this year.
The days leading up – Saturday, August 24, and Sunday, August 25 – are typical weekend days which means there’s usually no change to services.
Sainsbury’s has around 300 petrol stations attached to its main supermarkets.
Petrol stations at most sites are open from 7am until 9pm on the late August bank holiday.
Shoppers are advised to check the opening times of their nearest Sainsbury’s petrol station online.
Morrisons petrol stations are open 7am until 9pm on the bank holiday.
The supermarket has around 340 fuel stops across the country — many of which are located alongside its shops.
You can find out the hours at your chosen site on the Morrisons website.
Just go to the supermarket’s store finder tool and you can search fuel forecourts.
Tesco has over 500 petrol stations across the country, some situated by their big supermarkets and others near their smaller Express shops.
Like other supermarkets, there are different opening times depending on the location.
Some Tesco fuel stops are open 24 hours a day and seven days a week — including bank holidays.
Others may open early in the morning and close late at night.
To check your nearest opening hours on the bank holiday, visit the Tesco website.
There you’ll find its store locator tool, where you can filter by petrol stations too.
There are more than 300 Asda petrol stations across the country.
You can fill up with petrol or diesel at any time at some forecourts, which are open 24 hours a day.
But others are closed overnight and open in the early hours of the morning — 5am or 6am.
In some places Asda petrol stations are open until midnight, but exact times vary depending on your location.
You can check the opening hours of your nearest branch using Asda’s store locator tool.
This is on the Asda website. You just need to enter your postcode, town or city.
Shell petrol stations are a familiar site for any one hitting the road.
The energy giant has over 1,000 forecourts across the country.
Many of these are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, meaning motorists won’t have to drive by a closed pump most of the time.
Shell garage hours can vary though, so it’s worth checking ahead if one near you is open when you need it.
Some garages are open from 6am until 10pm over the bank holiday.
You can find your nearest Shell petrol station using its store locator tool on the Shell website.
Esso is the biggest petrol station brand in the UK with over 1,200 locations.
Once again Esso garages are often open 24 hours a day, but the exact hours can vary depending on which one you go to — including over the bank holiday.
You can use Esso’s station finder tool on the Esso website to see which forecourts are open when.
You’ll also be able to see the other amenities it has, like toilets, food and drinks or an ATM.
Another major petrol station is BP, which also has more than 1,000 forecourts in the UK.
Many BP locations are open 24/7 meaning drivers can stop off and fill up at any time of the night or day.
Opening times can vary depending on where you are, however, so it can pay to check hours ahead of time before you depart on your car journey.
You can do that by using the “find my nearest BP” search tool on their website — you just need to enter your postcode or town name.
Plus you can also see what other facilities there are at each location, such as M&S Simply Food shops, car washes and Wild Bean Cafes.
Make sure you read this before heading out on a bank holiday.
Get all the other opening times and bank holiday news here.
