The cheapest place to buy petrol in Greater Manchester on Thursday, 30 July, is the Costco Wholesale garage in Oldham, where a litre costs 146.9p. Filling an average 55-litre family car there would cost £91, up to £21 less than at the most expensive station, according to government-published live fuel price data supplied by retailers.
Cheapest petrol stations in Greater Manchester
The top ten cheapest petrol prices in the region today are:
- 146.9p – Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 149.7p – Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 149.7p – Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 149.9p – Sainsbury's, 2 Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7UB
- 149.9p – Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 150.9p – Valero, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1PD
- 150.9p – Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 150.9p – Tesco Tesco Extra, Leigh, WN7 4BA
- 150.9p – Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Manchester, M46 0AG
- 150.9p – Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
The most expensive filling station in Greater Manchester is the BP station at Birch Service Area in Heywood, charging 183.9p per litre, which would cost £112 to fill an average car.
Cheapest diesel stations in Greater Manchester
For diesel car owners, the cheapest place is again the Costco Wholesale garage in Oldham, where a litre of standard diesel costs 164.9p. The top ten cheapest diesel prices are:
- 164.9p – Costco Wholesale, The Broadway, Oldham, OL9 8AU
- 167.7p – Asda, Atherleigh Way, Leigh, WN7 5RZ
- 167.9p – Sainsbury's, Parsonage Retail Park, Leigh, WN7 5SJ
- 167.9p – Sainsbury's, 2 Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7UB
- 168.7p – Asda, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7PF
- 168.9p – Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Stalybridge, SK15 2BJ
- 168.9p – Tesco, Tesco Extra, Leigh, WN7 4BA
- 168.9p – Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Manchester, M46 0AG
- 168.9p – Tesco, Manchester Rd, Manchester, M43 6TQ
- 168.9p – Morrisons, Sale Way, Leigh Sports Village, Wigan, WN7 4JY
Across the UK, the average petrol price is 159.1p per litre, and diesel 178.9p. Greater Manchester petrol drivers pay 2.6p less than the national average, and diesel drivers also pay 2.6p less. Nationally, the cheapest petrol is at a Costco in Leeds (146.9p), and the most expensive is at a Michael Wicks garage in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (192.9p). Prices quoted are for standard petrol (E10) and standard diesel (B7), supplied under a government scheme to ensure fair fuel pricing.
