How to get £5 worth of free fuel when filling up your car – but you’ll need to be quick

DRIVERS can save a fiver at the pump when they fill up their car over the bank holiday weekend.

TopCashBack is offering £5 in cashback when you spend £10 or more on petrol.

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It comes as petrol and diesel prices have fallen since the beginning of May, according to RAC Fuel Watch.

At the beginning of May, petrol stood at an average of 146.17p a litre but fell to 144.95p a litre on May 25.

Motorists looking to save a fiver have from now until Sunday, June 4 to take advantage of this latest deal.

It is only available to new members at Topcashback, so you won’t be able to claim the deal with an existing account.

To sign up, you just need to enter your email address and create a password.

To get the money off, you’ll need to go and spend £10 or more on unleaded or super unleaded petrol at a participating petrol station.

Here is the full list of petrol stations the deal is available at:

Keep your receipt – that’s the important bit.

You’ll need to take a picture of the receipt which clearly shows the date, the name of the fuel station, the receipt number, and the name of the item you’ve purchased.

Next, login to TopCashback and upload a photo of your receipt.

Only receipts from today (May 26) to June 4 will be eligible for the deal, and you’ll need to upload the picture before midnight on June 4.

You can’t get the deal through the app either – you’ll need to do it through the desktop or mobile site.

You can also only redeem the offer once – and the deal could be withdrawn early if the limit is reached, so it’s better to take advantage sooner than later.

Once approved, the cash should arrive in your TopCashback account within 14 days, where you can choose to have it paid out.

How else can I cut the cost of petrol?

Checking petrol prices is the easiest way to cut your fuel costs – sites such as petrolprices.com let you search by postcode to find the cheapest in your area.

Checking local social media groups is one way to track down bargain fuel prices too.

Loyalty schemes could save you cash – some could shave up to 5p a litre off the cost.

Drivers with a BPme rewards card get one point for every £1 they spend in-store or on a litre of regular fuel at a BP garage.

You’ll get two points for every litre of the more expensive Ultimate fuel – and get £1 off fuel for every 200 points.

Texaco members can save 1p per litre of fuel with its Star Rewards scheme.

And you can sign up to Shell Go to get money off at its forecourts.

Changing your driving style can help make your fuel go further too.

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk