Petrol drivers continue to get a 'raw deal' at the pumps despite a record price drop last month, according to new analysis. The RAC said average forecourt prices sank to 169.8p per litre at the end of August, but should be around 161p due to current wholesale costs.
The 12.3p drop in average prices during August was the largest monthly drop in records dating back 22 years. But RAC spokesperson Rod Dennis said there is still 'a real postcode lottery out there, with prices varying wildly depending on where a driver is in the country.'
He added: “Drivers must shop around for the best deal they can, and we applaud those independent retailers who are doing their best to charge a fairer price for fuel and support their local communities through this incredibly expensive time.” The Manchester Evening News has compiled a list of the cheapest petrol pumps in each borough of Greater Manchester.
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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 pumps across Greater Manchester
Bolton
1. Sainsburys Bolton, 163.9p
2. Morrisons Bolton Dawes, 165.7p
3. Esso Bradford Street (Bolton Express), 166.9p
4. BP Bridgeman Place, 167.9p
5. Shell Chorley Old Road, 167.9p
Bury
1. Prospect Filling Station, 166.7p
2. Tesco Bury, 166.9p
3. Esso Bolton Road (Bury Express), 167.0p
4. Esso Rochdale Road, 172.9p
Manchester
1. Asda Eastlands, 166.7p
2. BP Chancellor Lane (MFG Ardwick), 167.9p
3. Esso Ardwick Green South (Ardwick Green Express), 167.9p
4. Shell Wilmslow Road (MFG Didsbury), 169.9p
5. Shell Kingsway (Shell Kingsburn), 173.9p
6. BP Didsbury Road (Heaton Mersey SF Connect), 174.9p
Oldham
1. Esso Oldham Road (Longside Service Station), 164.9p
2. Sainsburys Oldham, 165.9p
3. Shell Park Road (MFG Alexandra Park),165.9p
4. Shell Lees Road (MFG Lees Road), 166.9p
5. Tesco Oldham Chadderton, 167.9p
Rochdale
1. Asda Rochdale, 165.7p
2. Morrisons Rochdale, 165.7p
3. Shell Yorkshire Street, (Ceylon Service Station), 165.9p
4. Gulf Rochdale( Whitworth Road Service Station), 165.9p
5. Shell Queensway (Shell Eagle), 169.9p
Salford
1. Texaco Broughton Lane, 165.7p
2. Texaco Extra Salford, (Castle Irwell Service Station), 165.9p
3. Shell Eccles New Road (MFG Weaste), 165.9p
4. BP Wellington Road (Cambridge Grove Self Serve), 165.9p
5. Tesco Salford Extra, 166.9p
Stockport
1. Asda Reddish Automat, 165.7p
2. Texaco Sandy Lane (Mabco Lancashire Hill Service Station), 167.9p
3. Shell Hall Street (MFG Hall Street), 169.9p
4. Esso Wellington Road (RSS Wellington Road), 169.9p
5. Esso Wellington Road South(Grosvenor Service Station), 172.9p
Tameside
1. Ashton-under-Lyne Automat, 163.7p
2. Sainsburys Ashton Moss, 163.7p
3. Shell Stockport Road (Shell Guide Bridge), 163.7p
4. Morrisons Dunkinfield, 163.7p
5. BP Ashton-under-Lyne (MFG Maynestone), 164.9p
Trafford
1. BP Chester Road (MFG New Wolfe), 165.9p
2. Shell Sale, 165.9p
3. Esso Stockport Road (RSS Crossings), 169.9p
4. Esso Bradfield Road (Sevenways Service Station),171.9p
5. Esso Dunham Road (Altrincham Service Station), 173.9p
Wigan
1. BP Scot Lane, 161.9p
2. Asda Wigan Automat, 165.7p
3. Shell Wigan Road (Boars Head Service Station), 165.9p
4. Tesco Hindley Extra, 166.9p
5. Tesco Wigan Extra, 167.9p
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