The cheapest place to fill up your car with petrol in Greater Manchester today (Monday, 17 August) is at a Costco Wholesale garage in Stretford. According to the latest data supplied by retailers, a driver in an average family car could save up to £18 by filling up at this forecourt, compared to the most expensive petrol station.
The Costco Wholesale garage on Barton Dock Road is charging motorists 146.9p per litre, which means it would cost £94 to fill up an average 55 litre tank. This is based on a feed of live petrol prices which is published by the government.
Cheapest petrol stations today
Here are the cheapest places to top your car with petrol today:
- 146.9p - Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M41 7PP
- 148.7p - Murco, Cleggs Lane Service Station, Manchester, M38 9NJ
- 148.9p - Texaco, Lime Service Station, Manchester, M28 3NS
- 152.9p - Valero, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1PD
- 153.9p - Morrisons, Foundry Street, Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, SK16 5PJ
- 153.9p - Morrisons, Sale Way, Leigh Sports Village, Wigan, WN7 4JY
- 154.9p - Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 154.9p - Tesco, Tesco Extra, Leigh, WN7 4BA
- 154.9p - Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Manchester, M46 0AG
- 154.9p - Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
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 181.9p, meaning it would cost a total of £112 to fill up an average family car at this forecourt.
Cheapest diesel stations today
For the owners of diesel cars, the cheapest place to fill up is also the Costco Wholesale garage in Stretford. The cost of a litre of standard diesel at this forecourt is 170.9p, according to prices supplied by retailers.
Here are the cheapest places to fill up your car with standard diesel today:
- 170.9p - Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M41 7PP
- 171.9p - Tesco, Tesco Extra, Leigh, WN7 4BA
- 171.9p - Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Manchester, M46 0AG
- 171.9p - Valero, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1PD
- 172.9p - Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 172.9p - Murco, Cleggs Lane Service Station, Manchester, M38 9NJ
- 172.9p - Texaco, Lime Service Station, Manchester, M28 3NS
- 172.9p - Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
- 174.7p - Asda, Asda Sportcity, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 4BD
- 174.9p - Tesco, Hyde Road, Manchester, M18 8LD
Regional and national comparison
UK drivers are currently paying 161.0p per litre of petrol, while people who own diesel vehicles are paying 182.5p on average. In Greater Manchester, owners of petrol cars are currently being charged 1.9p less than the national average of 161.0p. Diesel car drivers in the region are paying 2.7p less than the national average.
The cheapest place to buy petrol in the UK is at a Millvale Service Station garage in Newry, Northern Ireland, where a litre of standard petrol is 144.9p. The most expensive petrol station in the UK is at a Central Convenience garage on the Isle Of Wight, where motorists are charged 199.9p 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.
