Cheapest fuel prices on Merseyside today

The UK is currently facing a cost-of-living crisis as fuel prices have reached record highs.

A variety of factors affect the price of fuel, including the cost of crude oil, international exchange rates and supply and demand.

But most importantly for people, is where you buy your petrol and diesel from. PetrolPrices.com has a handy tool that allows drivers to find the cheapest fuel near them.

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The ECHO has rounded up the cheapest places to get petrol and diesel in and around Liverpool today on August 19.

Cheapest petrol prices in Liverpool:

• Gulf Garston Way, priced at 154.9p per litre

• Costco Liverpool, priced at 155.9p per litre (exclusive to Costco members)

• Tesco Petrol, Knowsley, priced at 159.9p per litre

• BP, Ace of Hearts Garage, Widnes, priced at 162.9p per litre

• Tesco Extra, St Helens, priced at 164.9p per litre

• BP Petrol Station, Aigburth Road, priced at 164.9p per litre

• Tesco Petrol, Mather Avenue, priced at 166.9p per litre

• Asda Petrol Station, Breck Road, priced at 167.7p per litre

• Asda Petrol Station, Bootle Strand Road, priced at 167.7p per litre

• Sainsbury's King's Road, Wirral, priced at 168.9p per litre

• Sainsbury's Petrol, Everton, priced at 168.9p per litre

• TEXACO Petrol, Old Swan, priced at 170.9p per litre

• Shell Petrol, Smithdown Road, priced at 173.9p per litre

Cheapest diesel prices in Liverpool:

• Costco Liverpool, priced at 170.9p per litre (exclusive to Costco members)

• Gulf Petrol, Garston Way, priced at 174.9p per litre

• Tesco Litherland, Hawthorne Road, 175.9p per litre

• Tesco Petrol, Church, priced at 177.9p per litre

• BP Petrol, Fazakerley, priced at 178.9 per litre

• Sainsburys Petrol, Everton, priced at 179.9p per litre

• Shell Petrol, Smithdown Road, priced at 183.9p per litre

• Essar Petrol, Woolton, priced at 176.8p per litre

• Asda Petrol Station, Clubmoor, priced at 177.7p per litre

• Morrisons, Belle Vale, priced at 178.8p per litre

• Tesco Petrol, Knowsley, priced at 178.9p per litre

• Sainsbury's King's Road, Wirral, priced at 180.9p per litre

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