The cheapest place to get petrol and diesel in Greater Manchester today - Monday, 8 June (original) (raw)

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The cheapest place to fill up your car with petrol in Greater Manchester today (Monday, 8 June) is at a Sainsbury's garage in Bolton.

According to the latest data supplied by retailers, a driver in an average family car could save up to £11 by filling up at this forecourt - compared to the most expensive petrol station.

The Sainsbury's garage on Trinity Street in Bolton is charging motorists 147.9p per litre, which means it would cost £96 to fill up an average 55 litre tank. This is based on a feed of live petrol prices which is published by the government.

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The most expensive filling station in Greater Manchester is a BP station at the Birch Service Area in Heywood. The cost of standard petrol at this station is 175.9p, meaning it would cost a total of £107 to fill up an average family car at this forecourt.

For the owners of diesel cars, the cheapest place to fill up is the Valero garage in Stalybridge. The cost of a litre of standard diesel at this forecourt is 169.9p, according to prices supplied by retailers.

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UK drivers are currently paying 158.0p per litre of petrol, while people who own diesel vehicles are paying 182.1p on average.

In Greater Manchester, owners of petrol cars are currently being charged 2.7p less than the national average of 158.0p. Diesel car drivers in the region are paying 3.1p less than the national average.

The cheapest place to buy petrol in the country is at a Costco Wholesale garage in Birmingham, where a litre of standard petrol is 143.9p. The most expensive petrol station in the country is a Cluanie Inn Hotel garage in Inverness, Scotland, where motorists are charged 190.9p a litre.

The prices quoted are for standard grade petrol (E10) and for standard grade diesel (B7).

The figures are supplied by the major retailers under a scheme operated by the government to ensure motorists are given a fair deal at the petrol pumps.

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