The cheapest place to fill up your car with petrol in Greater Manchester today (Wednesday, 8 July) is at a Costco Wholesale garage in Oldham. 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 at The Broadway in Chadderton is charging motorists 138.9p per litre, which means it would cost £84 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 Today
- 138.9p - Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 140.7p - Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 140.9p - Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 140.9p - Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 140.9p - Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
- 141.7p - Asda, Asda Sportcity, Manchester, M11 4BD
- 141.9p - Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 141.9p - Tesco, Stockport Road, Hyde, SK14 6QA
- 142.7p - Asda, Milne Street, Oldham, OL9 0JE
- 142.7p - Asda, Edge Green Lane, Warrington, WA3 3SP
The most expensive filling station in Greater Manchester is the BP station at the Birch Service Area in Heywood. The cost of standard petrol at this station is 171.9p, meaning it would cost a total of £102 to fill up an average family car at this forecourt.
Cheapest Diesel Stations in Greater Manchester Today
For owners of diesel cars, the cheapest place to fill up is the Texaco garage on Leigh Road in Leigh. The cost of a litre of standard diesel at this forecourt is 146.9p, according to prices supplied by retailers.
- 146.9p - Texaco, Texaco S S, Leigh, WN7 1SJ
- 152.9p - Costco Wholesale, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M41 7PP
- 152.9p - Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 154.7p - Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 154.9p - Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 154.9p - Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
- 155.9p - Morrisons, Mornington Road, Bolton, BL1 4EN
- 155.9p - Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 155.9p - Morrisons, Black Horse Street, Bolton, BL1 1PQ
- 155.9p - Morrisons, Sale Way, Leigh Sports Village, Wigan, WN7 4JY
UK drivers are currently paying 150.6p per litre of petrol, while people who own diesel vehicles are paying 165.6p on average. In Greater Manchester, owners of petrol cars are currently being charged 3.9p less than the national average of 150.6p. 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 Costco Wholesale garage in Haydock, Merseyside, where a litre of standard petrol is 137.9p. The most expensive petrol station in the country is a Michael Wicks Garage Ltd garage in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, where motorists are charged 192.9p 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.
