The cheapest place to fill up your car with petrol in Greater Manchester today (Tuesday, 23 June) 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 £17 by filling up at this forecourt compared to the most expensive petrol station.
The Costco Wholesale garage on Barton Dock Road in Trafford Park is charging motorists 141.9p per litre, which means it would cost £87 to fill up an average 55-litre tank. This is based on a feed of live petrol prices published by the government.
Cheapest Petrol Stations in Greater Manchester
Here are the cheapest places to top your car with petrol today:
- 141.9p - Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 141.9p - Valero, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1PD
- 141.9p - Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 142.7p - Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 142.9p - Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 142.9p - Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
- 142.9p - Morrisons, Sale Way, Leigh Sports Village, Wigan, WN7 4JY
- 142.9p - Sainsbury's, 2 Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7UB
- 142.9p - Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 142.9p - Tesco, Tesco Extra, Leigh, WN7 4BA
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 £104 to fill up an average family car at this forecourt.
Cheapest Diesel Stations in Greater Manchester
For the owners of diesel cars, the cheapest place to fill up is a Valero garage in Stalybridge. The cost of a litre of standard diesel at this forecourt is 157.9p, according to prices supplied by retailers.
- 157.9p - Valero, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1PD
- 157.9p - Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 158.9p - Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 158.9p - Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 158.9p - Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
- 158.9p - Sainsbury's, 2 Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7UB
- 159.7p - Asda, 43-53 The Linkway, Horwich, BL6 6JA
- 159.7p - Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 159.7p - Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 159.9p - Tesco, Cross Street, Wigan, WN2 3AT
UK drivers are currently paying 153.9p per litre of petrol, while people who own diesel vehicles are paying 173.6p on average. In Greater Manchester, owners of petrol cars are currently being charged 3.8p less than the national average of 153.9p. Diesel car drivers in the region are paying 4.7p less than the national average.
The cheapest place to buy petrol in the country is at a BP garage in Ballyclare, County Antrim, where a litre of standard petrol is 139.9p. The most expensive petrol station in the country is a BP garage in Strensham, Worcestershire, where motorists are charged 182.9p 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.
