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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ellie Kemp

Greater Manchester cheapest petrol and diesel prices as UK average cost of unleaded drops to 1.50p

The average price of petrol has fallen below 150p per litre for the first time in almost a year.

Figures from data company Experian show the average price of a litre of the fuel at UK forecourts on Monday was 149.7p. The reduction of nearly 42p from the record high of 191.5p in July last year, is “a huge relief for drivers”, according to the AA.

The last time the average price of petrol was below 150p per litre was on February 24, last year, the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Diesel’s average price on Monday (January 9) was 172.2p per litre, down nearly 27p compared with the record 199.1p last July.

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A 12-month cut in fuel duty of 5p per litre – worth a saving of 6p when VAT is taken into account – was introduced on March 23, 2022. To help you find the best deal near you, the Manchester Evening News has compiled a list of the cheapest petrol pumps in each borough of Greater Manchester.

The data is sourced from PetrolPrices.com, which covers major service stations including brands like BP, Shell, and Texaco as well as supermarkets, smaller chains and independent stations. The website combines price data from Catalist with its own crowdsource data, which comes from website users and forecourt owners.

The site says it hopes to have "the most up to date and reliable price data across the industry".

Cheapest unleaded petrol and diesel pumps across Greater Manchester

Bolton

Petrol

1. Sainsburys Bolton, 138.9p

2. Morrisons Bolton Dawes, 139.7p

3. Esso Braford Street, Bolton Express, 143.9p

4. Shell Chorley Old Road, 145.9p

5. BP Bridgeman Place, 147.9p

Diesel

1. Morrisons Bolton Dawes, 163.7p

2. Sainsburys Bolton Automat, 164.9p

3. Esso Bradford Street, Bolton Express, 167.9p

4. BP Bridgeman Place, 169.9p

5. Shell Chorley Old Road, 169.9p

Bury

Petrol

1. Tesco Bury, 146.9p

2. Esso Bolton Road, 148.9p

3. Esso Rochdale Road, 152.9p

Diesel

1. Tesco Bury, 165.9p

2. Prospect Filling Station, 169.7p

3. Esso Bolton Road, 171.9p

4. Esso Rochdale Road, 176.9p

Manchester

Petrol

1. Asda Eastlands, 139.7p

2. Esso Ardwick Green South, 150.9p

3. BP Chancellor Lane, 151.9p

4. Gulf Barlow Moor Road, 152.9p

5. Shell Wilmslow Road, 156.9p

Diesel

1. Asda Eastlands, 161.7p

2. Esso Ardwick Green South, 171.9p

3. Gulf Barlow Moor Road, 175.9p

4. Shell Wilmslow Road, 179.9p

Rochdale

Petrol

1. Asda Rochdale, 145.7p

2. Morrisons Rochdale, 146.7p

3. Gulf Rochdale, 148.9p

4. Shell Queensway, 149.9p

5. Shell Yorkshire Street, 151.9p

Diesel

1. Asda Rochdale, 170.7p

2. Morrisons Rochdale, 170.7p

3. Shell Yorkshire Street, 174.9p

4. Gulf Rochdale, 174.9p

5. Shell Queensway, 174.9p

Tameside

Petrol

1. Sainsburys Ashton Moss, 133.9p

2. Asda Ashton-under-Lyne, 137.7p

3. Morrisons Dunkinfield, 137.7p

4. BP Ashton-under-Lyne, 145.9p

5. Texaco Stamford Street East, 145.9p

Diesel

1. Asda Ashton-under-Lyne, 159.7p

2. Morrisons Dunkinfield, 159.7p

3. Sainsburys Ashton Moss, 159.9p

4. Texaco Stamford Street East, 165.9p

5. BP Ashton-under-Lyne, 172.9p

Trafford

Petrol

1. Esso Stockport Road, 149.9p

2. Shell Sale, 151.9p

3. Esso Bradfield Road, 152.9p

4. Esso Dunham Road, 156.9p

5. Warburton Service Station, 157.0p

Diesel

1. Esso Bradfield Road, 175.9p

2. BP Chester Road, 176.9p

3. Shell Sale, 177.9p

4. Esso Stockport Road, 177.9p

5. Esso Dunham Road, 179.9p

Oldham

Petrol

1. Sainsburys Oldham, 139.9p

2. Tesco Oldham Chadderton, 139.9p

3. Tesco Oldham Huddersfield Road Extra, 139.9p

4. Esso Oldham Road, 139.9p

5. BP Featherstall Road South, 145.9p

Diesel

1. Sainsburys Oldham, 161.9p

2. Tesco Oldham Chadderton, 161.9p

3. Tesco Oldham Huddersfield Road Extra, 161.9p

4. Esso Oldham Road, 165.9p

5. BP Featherstall Road South, 169.9p

Salford

Petrol

1. Tesco Salford Extra, 144.9p

2. Shell Cromwell Road, 149.9p

3. BP Seedley Road, 151.9p

Diesel

1. Tesco Salford Extra, 162.9p

2. BP Seedley Road, 174.9p

3. Shell Cromwell Road, 174.9p

Stockport

Petrol

1. Asda Reddish, 137.7p

2. Tesco Stockport Extra, 138.0p

3. Esso Wellington Road South, 144.9p

4. Texaco Sandy Lane, 144.9p

5. Shell Hall Street, 146.9p

Diesel

1. Asda Reddish, 159.7p

2. Tesco Stockport Extra, 160.9p

3. Texaco Sandy Lane, 164.9p

4. Esso Wellington Road South, 166.9p

5. Shell Hall Street, 169.9p

Wigan

Petrol

1. Tesco Wigan Extra, 144.1p

2. BP Whelley Road, 144.9p

3. Tesco Hindley Extra, 144.9p

4. Shell Wigan Road, 146.9p

5. Asda Wigan, 147.7p

Diesel

1. Asda Wigan, 167.7p

2. BP Whelley Road, 167.9p

3. Tesco Hindley Extra, 167.9p

4. Warrington Road Service Station, 170.7p

5. Tesco Wigan Extra, 170.9p

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