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Levi Winchester

Drivers flock to 'cheapest petrol station in UK' as it lowers prices again to help drivers

The owner of a petrol station selling unleaded for 159.9p a litre claims to be the cheapest garage in the UK.

Cars can be seen queuing up and down the street to fill up at Limes Service Station in Walkden, Greater Manchester.

In comparison, the RAC says the average price for unleaded is 185.05p a litre, and 194.30p for diesel.

It means Limes Service Station is selling unleaded for over 20p a litre less than the national average.

Co-director Hassan Mohammed said his petrol station is the cheapest in the UK - and said he has cut prices to help people during the cost of living crisis.

Is your local petrol station selling fuel even cheaper than this? Let us know: mirror.money.saving@mirror.co.uk

Limes Service Station claims to be the cheapest garage (STEVE ALLEN)
It is selling unleaded for 159.9p a litre (STEVE ALLEN)

“The reaction has been fantastic,” he previously told Manchester Evening News.

“All of the customers have been really appreciative. It’s been non-stop all day, the pumps have been busy all day long.

“Some people couldn’t believe what we were doing until they came down and saw it for themselves.

“We’ve had a lot of people telling us how they’re glad it’s not a one-day gimmick and have said they’ll be back again.”

He added: ”Times are hard right now and people are feeling the pinch as we know from everyday prices rising. This is just one way to help them further."

Limes Service Station first hit headlines when it started selling unleaded at 169.9p and diesel at 185.9p in mid-July.

Petrol costs have dropped back slightly from record highs, but are still considerably higher than they were at the start of the year.

At their peak in July, fuel prices reached 191.53p for petrol and 199.07p for diesel.

In comparison, unleaded was 145.7p on average back in January while diesel was 149.6p.

Fuel prices first started rising due to high global demand as the UK began to come out of the coronavirus crisis.

But the war in Ukraine has pushed up prices even higher, largely down to sanctions of the imports of Russian-sourced oil.

Changes in prices at the pump are linked to the price of crude oil and the dollar exchange rate.

Russia is one of the world's largest oil exporters and demand for oil from other producers has increased since the invasion, leading to higher prices.

Although the UK imports just 6% of its crude oil from Russia, it is still affected when global prices rise.

It comes as the UK inflation rate rose to 9.4% in the year to June - a new 40-year high.

Is your local petrol station selling fuel even cheaper than this? Let us know: mirror.money.saving@mirror.co.uk

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