The cheapest place to fill up with petrol in Greater Manchester on Thursday, 23 July is at the Costco Wholesale garage on Barton Dock Road in Trafford Park, Stretford. According to data supplied by retailers, a driver in an average family car could save up to £10 by filling up there compared to the most expensive station.
The Costco garage charges 143.9p per litre, meaning it would cost £88 to fill a typical 55-litre tank. The figures come from a live feed of petrol prices published by the government.
Cheapest petrol stations today
- 143.9p – Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 143.9p – Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 144.7p – Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 144.7p – Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 145.9p – Valero, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1PD
- 146.7p – Asda, Milne Street, Oldham, OL9 0JE
- 146.7p – Asda, Edge Green Lane, Warrington, WA3 3SP
- 146.7p – Asda, Sportcity, Manchester, M11 4BD
- 146.9p – Sainsbury's, Heaton Park Road, Manchester, M9 0QS
- 146.9p – Sainsbury's, 60 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DJ
The most expensive petrol station in Greater Manchester is the BP station at 2b Sunbank Lane, Altrincham, charging 162.9p per litre – totalling £98 for a full tank.
Cheapest diesel stations today
For diesel car owners, the cheapest is Sainsbury's at Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, at 159.9p per litre.
- 159.9p – Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 160.9p – Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 161.7p – Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 161.7p – Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 161.9p – Sainsbury's, Cricketers Way, Bolton, BL5 3ZS
- 161.9p – Valero, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1PD
- 162.9p – Sainsbury's, 60 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DJ
- 162.9p – Morrisons, Black Horse Street, Bolton, BL1 1PQ
- 162.9p – Asda, Moss Bank Way, Bolton, BL1 8QG
- 163.7p – Asda, Milne Street, Oldham, OL9 0JE
UK drivers currently pay 154.2p per litre of petrol on average, while diesel averages 170.8p. In Greater Manchester, petrol is 3.3p below the national average and diesel is 3.2p below.
Nationally, the cheapest petrol is at Costco in West Thurrock, Essex (140.9p), and the most expensive at an Esso in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire (185.9p). Prices quoted are for standard grade E10 petrol and B7 diesel, supplied by major retailers under a government scheme to ensure fair pricing.
