A petrol station boss in Salford which cut fuel prices in a bid to offer the cheapest fuel in the country has dropped prices once again, claiming to now be ‘around 30p cheaper than the supermarkets’.
The Limes Service Station, situated on Manchester Road in Walkden, significantly dropped its prices for petrol and diesel earlier this month. Since July 14, the station has been offering unleaded at 169.9p and diesel at 185.9p with drivers flocking to the tanks in order to save monkey.
Co-director Hassan Mohammed has announced today (July 26) that prices at the Limes station have dropped even further to continue to help people during the cost of living crisis. The station is now selling unleaded fuel at 159.9p and diesel for 179.9p a litre.
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According to Confused.com’s price comparison, the station's prices are almost 30p cheaper than the 187.5p average for petrol and more than 15p cheaper than the 196.3p average for diesel.
Revealing the price drops this morning, Hassan said people ‘couldn’t believe their eyes’ at the latest offer and said he also believes he is now offering 30p less than some supermarket stations.
“At the moment, there’s no one that’s cheaper than those prices,” he said. “We’ve had a fantastic response from people over the past twelve days and we’ve seen how much of a difference it’s made to the bottom line of our customers.
“We wanted to do something even further. The wholesale price has dropped slightly which has given us the chance to go down to this level.”
Hassan says he hopes to keep the prices low for at least seven days - but hopes to keep costs down for as long as possible. He said: " I think we should be able to sustain this for seven days as long as the prices don’t fluctuate too much. If we can sustain it longer, we’ll keep it going for as long as we can.”
Since deciding to drop the prices, Hassan said he has heard first hand from customers how the price drops will help them, and hopes the latest move will mean the cost of fuel is one less thing for people to worry about.
He explained: “People couldn’t believe that the prices were so low. We've been very busy with queues down the road. People have told us they’ve been driving round and not seen anything like what we’ve been offering. If we’re 30p cheaper than others, filling up a 100 litre tank could save someone £30 - it makes a huge difference to people.”
“We’ve been able to do this by putting money back into the business,” he added. “It’s there for the customers to take advantage of. 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.”
The Limes Service Station on Manchester Road is open everyday from 6am to 10pm.
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