In a recent Motoring on the Continent report from the Post Office, Spain has emerged as the best for bargain holidays when it comes to motoring holidays in Europe.

Switzerland is now the only country in Europe where you can still buy unleaded fuel for less than £1 per litre.  However, when combined with the costs of car hire and taking into account the cost of diesel or petrol, Spain is seen as the best value overall if you are looking to do some exploring on your holiday.

Belgium and the Netherlands are also popular motoring holiday destinations for many tourists, however, prices in Spain beat them by around 30 per cent for prices at the fuel pump.

If you are looking at travelling using diesel fuel, this makes Spain stand out even more with prices up to seven per cent cheaper than the next cheapest country, Austria, and a staggering 26 per cent cheaper than UK diesel costs.

When the report included the costs of car hire, using three day rental deals as the comparison, it extended its countries to 20 in total and included Florida.  Florida emerged as the cheapest car hire destination, ahead of the cheapest European country by an amazing forty per cent.  Within the eurozone, Spain was by far the cheapest with Greece emerging as the most expensive.  The difference between Spain and Greece showed that Spain was half the cost of Greece.

Turkey is typically seen as one of the cheapest destination in Europe, but although its car hire was indeed cheap, its high fuel costs made it more expensive than several rivals.