Petrol and diesel prices remain high across the UK, with the average litre of unleaded petrol costing 163.07p, according to the latest RAC figures.
Prices at the pump have fallen very slightly since Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a 5p cut to fuel duty in March. RAC Fuel Watch data recorded a new record-high price of 167.3p only the day before the fuel duty cut was implemented (March 22).
Now, UK government figures on fuel prices from the last 20 years show just how much they have ballooned. Data crunched by Express.co.uk from 2004 to 2022 show an uptick of nearly 100p — a staggering amount when compared to wages and annual growth rate alongside rising costs in other aspects of life.
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The Manchester Evening News has compiled a list of 15 places supplying some of the cheapest petrol and diesel fuel across Manchester and a bit further afield. All these locations are within 15 miles from the centre of Manchester and all data was collated from PetrolPrices.com.
Petrol prices can vary depending on supply and demand. These prices were correct at the time of writing (Wednesday, May 4) but could change quickly as gas prices continue to increase.
Cheapest unleaded petrol prices in and around Greater Manchester
1. Costco Oldham, 152.7p
2. Costco Manchester, 153.7p
3. St Anne's Service Station, Ashton Old Road, 154.9p
4. Morrisons Openshaw, 155.7p
5. Morrisons Leigh, 155.7p
6. Texaco St Mary's Road (MFG Newton Heath), 157.9p
7. Sainsburys Denton, 157.9p
8. Sainsburys Ashton Moss, 157.9p
9. Asda Eastlands, 158.7p
10. Morrisons Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 158.7p
11. Morrisons Eccles, 158.7p
12. Morrisons Failsworth, 158.7p
13. Asda Trafford Park, 158.7p
14. Asda Reddish, 158.7p
15. Morrisons Whitefield, 158.7p
Cheapest diesel prices in and around Greater Manchester
1. Costco Manchester, 167.7p
2. Costco Oldham, 168.7p
3. Asda Harpurhey, 170.7p
4. Morrisons Failsworth, 170.7p
5. Morrisons Bolton Atlas, 170.7p
6. Asda Bolton, 170.7p
7. Asda Horwich, 170.7p
8. St Anne's Service Station, Ashton Old Road, 170.9p
9. Texaco Rishton Lane, 170.9p
10. Morrisons Cholton-cum-Hardy, 171.7p
11. Texaco Bury Road, 171.9p
12. Sainsburys Bolton, 171.9p
13. Gulf Wigan (Swan Service Station), 171.9p
14. Asda Eastlands, 172.7p
15. Morrisons Openshaw, 172.7p
PetrolPrices.com covers major service stations including brands like BP, Shell, and Texaco as well as supermarkets, smaller chains and independent stations. The website combines price data from Catalist with its own crowdsource data, which comes from website users and forecourt owners.
The site says it hopes to have "the most up to date and reliable price data across the industry".
