The cheapest place to buy petrol in Greater Manchester today (Tuesday, 28 July) is the Costco Wholesale garage in Oldham, where a litre costs 145.9p. Filling an average 55-litre tank at this forecourt costs £90, up to £9 less than the most expensive station in the region.
Cheapest petrol stations today
- 145.9p – Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 147.9p – Tesco, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 147.9p – Tesco Extra, Leigh, WN7 4BA
- 147.9p – Tesco, Manchester, M46 0AG
- 147.9p – Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
- 148.7p – Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 148.7p – Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 148.9p – Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 148.9p – Sainsbury's, 2 Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7UB
- 148.9p – Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
The most expensive petrol station is BP Marus Bridge Service Station on Warrington Road in Wigan, charging 182.9p per litre, making a full tank cost £98.
Diesel prices
For diesel, the cheapest is also the Costco Wholesale in Oldham at 162.9p per litre. The cheapest diesel stations are:
- 162.9p – Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 164.9p – Tesco, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 164.9p – Tesco Extra, Leigh, WN7 4BA
- 164.9p – Tesco, Manchester, M46 0AG
- 164.9p – Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
- 166.7p – Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 166.7p – Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 166.9p – Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 166.9p – Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 166.9p – Sainsbury's, 2 Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7UB
Nationally, UK drivers pay 158.1p per litre for petrol and 177.3p for diesel on average. Greater Manchester petrol is 2.7p below the national average, and diesel is 2.8p below. The cheapest petrol in the UK is at Texaco on London Road, Alderley Edge, at 101.9p per litre, while the most expensive is at Steisean Connaidh Chrosabol garage on Coll, Argyll and Bute, at 192.2p.
Prices quoted are for standard E10 petrol and B7 diesel, supplied by retailers under a government scheme.
