The cheapest place to fill up with petrol in Greater Manchester today (Wednesday, 26 August) is a Texaco garage in Whalley Range, where standard petrol costs 149.9p per litre, according to live price data supplied by retailers and published by the government.
At this price, filling an average 55-litre tank would cost £100. A driver in an average family car could save up to £13 by filling up at this forecourt compared with the most expensive petrol station in the region.
Cheapest petrol stations today
The Texaco at Mauldeth Road Service Station in Manchester (M21 7RF) tops the list at 149.9p. It is followed by Costco Wholesale on Barton Dock Road (M41 7PP) at 150.9p and Valero in Stalybridge (SK15 1PD) at 152.9p.
Other low-priced forecourts include Asda Sportcity (M11 4BD) at 153.7p and Morrisons on Lime Square, Openshaw (M11 1DA) at 153.9p. Essar on Ashton Old Road (M11 1GR) and Texaco's Lime Service Station (M28 3NS) both charge 154.9p.
Morrisons on Mottram Road, Hyde (SK14 2NG), Texaco/Londis at 217a Leigh (WN7 5DW) and Asda at Harpurhey Shopping Centre (M9 4DJ) each charge 155.9p.
Most expensive and diesel prices
The most expensive filling station in Greater Manchester is a BP station at Birch Service Area in Heywood, where standard petrol costs 186.9p per litre, meaning a full tank for an average family car would cost £113.
For diesel drivers, the cheapest place is Costco Wholesale in Stretford on Barton Dock Road (M41 7PP) at 172.9p per litre.
Other cheap diesel options include Valero in Stalybridge (SK15 1PD) at 173.9p, Asda on The Linkway, Horwich (BL6 6JA) at 174.7p, and Tesco on Cross Street, Wigan (WN2 3AT) and Mansell Way, Bolton (BL6 6JS) both at 174.9p.
Asda Sportcity (M11 4BD) charges 175.7p for diesel, while Morrisons on Lime Square (M11 1DA), Essar on Ashton Old Road (M11 1GR), Asda at Harpurhey (M9 4DJ) and Asda on Moss Bank Way, Bolton (BL1 8QG) each charge 175.9p.
Regional and national comparisons
UK drivers currently pay an average of 161.3p per litre of petrol and 183.8p per litre of diesel. In Greater Manchester, petrol is 1.9p cheaper than the national average and diesel is 2.9p cheaper.
Across the UK, the cheapest petrol is at a Ravenspoint Trading Ltd garage on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland at 142.9p per litre, while the most expensive is at a Steisean Connaidh Chrosabol garage in Crossapol at 205.2p a litre.
All prices quoted are for standard grade petrol (E10) and standard grade diesel (B7), with figures supplied by major retailers under a government-run scheme to ensure motorists get a fair deal at the pumps.
