The cheapest place to fill up with petrol in Greater Manchester today (Sunday, 9 August) is Costco Wholesale in Stretford, where a litre costs 150.9p. This could save drivers up to £15 per tank compared to the most expensive station in the region.
According to data supplied by retailers, filling an average 55-litre tank at the Costco garage on Barton Dock Road in Trafford Park costs £95. The most expensive petrol station is a BP site at Birch Service Area in Heywood, charging 177.9p per litre, which would cost £110 for the same tank.
Cheapest petrol stations today
- 150.9p – Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 151.9p – Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 152.9p – Texaco, Lime Service Station, Manchester, M28 3NS
- 153.7p – Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 153.7p – Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 153.9p – Valero, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1PD
- 154.9p – Texaco, Texaco Service Station, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6QH
- 154.9p – Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 154.9p – Sainsbury's, 2 Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7UB
- 154.9p – Murco Hartshead Service Station, Premier Hartshead Service Station, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8TU
Cheapest diesel stations today
For diesel drivers, the cheapest forecourt is Costco Wholesale in Oldham, charging 170.9p per litre. The list of cheapest diesel prices includes:
- 170.9p – Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 171.7p – Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 171.9p – Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 172.7p – Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 172.9p – Valero, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1PD
- 172.9p – Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 172.9p – Sainsbury's, 2 Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7UB
- 173.9p – Texaco, Lime Service Station, Manchester, M28 3NS
- 174.7p – Asda, 43-53 The Linkway, Horwich, BL6 6JA
- 174.9p – Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
Regional and national averages
UK drivers currently pay an average of 161.9p per litre for petrol and 183.0p for diesel. In Greater Manchester, petrol is 2.4p cheaper than the national average, while diesel is 3.1p cheaper.
The cheapest petrol in the UK is at D A Roberts Fuels Ltd Grindley Brook Garage in Whitchurch, Hampshire, at 142.9p per litre. The most expensive is an Esso garage in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, at 187.9p per litre.
Prices quoted are for standard grade petrol (E10) and diesel (B7), supplied by major retailers under a government scheme to ensure fair deals at the pumps.
