Shopping around for your petrol and diesel in Greater Manchester could result in big savings at the pumps. Waiting to pull up at the nearest forecourt when your fuel light comes on can be all too tempting, but with fuel prices varying greatly across the region it's worth doing some research to find out where the cheapest fuel is.
It comes as the RAC warned that Brits are being charged the highest diesel prices in the whole of Europe, with the average price of a litre of diesel at UK forecourts currently at 155p, while a litre of petrol costs 149p. READ MORE: Martin Lewis gives new verdict on fixing energy bills as he explains 'confusion' over price cap RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said there is "no good reason" fuel prices can not be reduced in the UK as he warned that the average retailer margin on diesel - the difference between the delivered wholesale price and the retail price before VAT - is currently 18p, which is 10p more than the long-term average. "The average price of a litre of diesel should really be down to around the 145p level if retailers were charging fairer prices," he said. “The margin on petrol is also, in our view, unreasonably high at 13p.
We can see no good reason why retailers in Britain aren’t cutting their prices at the pumps." Luckily, drivers in Greater Manchester can get their fuel for around 8p cheaper than the national average.
Petrol can be found for just under 141p per litre, while you can fill up with diesel for less than 147p if you head to the right forecourt. You can find the cheapest petrol and diesel prices near you by entering your postcode in the widget below. Our widget uses data from thousands of forecourts in the UK, including Shell, BP, Esso and supermarket
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