Average pump prices have hit new record highs amid growing speculation the Chancellor is preparing to slash fuel duty. Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show the average price of a litre of fuel at UK forecourts on Sunday was 167p for petrol and 179p for diesel.
This is an increase of 18p for petrol and 26p for diesel over the past month. There are suggestions Chancellor Rishi Sunak could announce a temporary cut in fuel duty of up to 5p per litre in Wednesday’s spring statement.
Gordon Balmer, executive director of the Petrol Retailers Association, which represents independent forecourts, insisted “we don’t want to charge” record prices as “many of our members know their customers personally”.
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Asked by Sky News if average prices could soon hit 200p per litre, he told Sky News that fluctuating wholesale costs mean pump prices “could go up to that level”. He added: “We hope not, but it’s obviously very hard to predict at the moment.”
The Manchester Evening News has compiled a list of 15 places supplying some of the cheapest petrol and diesel fuel across Manchester and a bit further afield. All these locations are within 10 miles from the centre of Manchester and all data was collated from PetrolPrices.com.
Petrol prices can vary depending on supply and demand. These prices were correct at the time of writing (Monday, March 21) but could change quickly as gas prices continue to increase.
The cheapest Unleaded petrol prices around Manchester
1. Costco Oldham, 158.7p
2. Longside Service Station, Esso Oldham Road 159.9p
3. Shell Styal Road Service Station, Wythenshawe, 159.9p
4. Morrisons Openshaw,160.7p
5. Costco Manchester, 160.7p
6. Texaco Mauldeth Road West, 160.9p
7. Tesco Blackley Automat, 160.9p
8. Tesco Failsworth Extra, 160.9p
9. Tesco Middleton Extra, 160.9p
10. Tesco Oldham Chadderton, 160.9p
11. Tesco Oldham Huddersfield Road Extra, 160.9p
12. Tesco Stalybridge, 160.9p
13. Murco Manchester, Smith Lane Service Station, Partington, 160.9p
14. Tesco Hattersley Extra, 160.9p
15. BP Service Station, Seedley Road, Salford, 161.9p
The cheapest diesel prices around Manchester
1. Shell Crompton Way, Gossypium Service Station, Oldham, 145.9p
2. Esso Oldham Road, Longside Service Station, 169.9p
3. Morrisons Openshaw, 170.7p
4. Morrisons Dunkinfield, 170.7p
5. Morrisons Hyde, 170.7p
6. Morrisons Swinton, 170.9p
7. Murco Manchester, Smith Lane Service Station, Partington, 170.9p
8. Costco Manchester, 171.7p
9. Costco Oldham, 171.7p
10. Morrisons, Chorlton-cum-Hardy,172.7p
11. Morrisons Eccles, 172.7p
12. Morrisons Failsworth, 172.7p
13. Morrisons Oldham, 172.7p
14. Asda Sale, Marsland Road, 172.7p
15. Morrisons Denton, 172.7p
PetrolPrices.com 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".
