I'm more intrigued as to why the middle aged lady drives from #Leigh on Sea to #Braintree just to get #petrol - she would use more fuel than she saves doing this and would have to sit in #A12 traffic during busy times (maybe she has friends or family there?)
Also she's too young to have been driving around the time when #attendedservice was commonplace (it had already stopped in most areas by the 1970s)
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/essex-petrol-station-thats-cheap-10004700
Essex Live · Essex petrol station that's so cheap drivers come from 30 miles away to fill upQueues form outside the station and staff even help customers fill up their cars