Fuel prices have hit record highs recently as the rising cost of living continues to bite UK households. But one man might have cracked it - just have a very very tiny car. Meet Alex - the man with Britain's lowest fuel bill as he drives the world's smallest car - which costs just £7 to fill up.
Alex Orchin, 31, can be seen trundling around his Sussex village on his daily chores in his quirky blue Peel P50 and he said it costs "around £7 or so" to fill up.
The car, which has only three wheels, is just 134cm long, 98cm wide and 100cm high and has a five litre petrol tank. And at 5ft 11ins, Alex fits comfortably in it too.
His car, a P50, was first made on the Isle of Man in the 1960s and in 2010 were named the smallest production car ever built in the book of Guinness World Records. It has a top speed of just 23mph.
Alex is an avid motoring collector and says became obsessed with the cars since watching Jeremy Clarkson drive one on Top Gear.
He said: “I have always had an interest in old, vintage and unusual cars since I was a kid.
''No one in my family was into it - it was a bit of a random obsession!
"I used to be a chauffer for vintage cars and have had a 1914 Model T and a 1968 Morris Minor too.
“I got fixated on this idea of having a P50 just because it was so tiny but when I saw an original was £100,000 it kind of killed it off.
“But about four years ago I bought one of the newer ones from the Isle of Man - so I’m only the second owner.
"The car always gets attention - it is quite staggering because to me it's just a tiny car.'
"It's much smaller than you think it is - everyone says that when they see the car in person.
"I can fit a shopping bag down the left of the car by the handbrake, but nothing else".
The vehicle was built in 2017 but is based on the original design from the first production models in the 1960s.
The mini-motor allows Alex comfortable journeys to and from his home in Wivelsfield, Sussex.
Last year he drove the length of the UK in the car - starting his 1,488 mile journey from John O'Groats on November 13 and arrived in Land's End on December 4.
He was just in time for his three week goal - and raised over £11,000 for Children in Need.
Alex said: "I've owned a lot of cars and none of them get as much attention as this one.
"Normally if I pull up in a Morris Minor it is car people and enthusiasts that want to come and talk with me.
''But my Peel P50 attracts absolutely everyone, including people who aren't interested in cars.
"They think it's so hilarious and children love it! The under ten year old's especially go mad for it.''
The one-seater car is unable to fit a rucksack or a suitcase inside and forces Alex's knees to go on either side of the steering wheel.
You can visit Alex's Youtube channel 'Forward to The Past' here.
