Petrol prices: Cheapest places to fill your tank in Cheshire

With rail strikes hitting the whole of the country this week, more of us have had to swap the train for the car as a means of getting from A to B.

However, a recent survey suggested people are using their cars less due to soaring prices, which at the current rate of increases are set to hit £2 a litre in the coming weeks.

The poll by Opinium found almost one in three (31 per cent) urban drivers revealed the rise in the cost of fuel had meant they had taken shorter trips since March, compared with 28 per cent of suburban drivers and 26 per cent of those in rural areas.

Fuel prices are maintaining a steep increase

RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: "The average price of petrol went up by a half a penny to 189.84p on Wednesday while diesel jumped almost a penny to 198p a litre making a full tank nearly £109 (£108.90).

“It seems as though we are just days away from the frightening prospect of the price of diesel averaging £2 a litre across the UK taking the cost of a full tank to a staggering £110.

“The price of supermarket diesel has rocketed by 11p a litre in the last fortnight alone."

Here are the cheapest places to fill your tank in our area:

UNLEADED

Asda, Barons Quay, Northwich - 186.7p per litre

Sainsburys, Northwich - 186.9p per litre

Texaco, Kind Street, Northwich - 187.9p per litre

BP, Winnington Lane, Northwich - 187.9p per litre

Texaco, Runcorn Road, Barnton - 187.9p per litre

Knutsford

Esso, Chester Road, Tabley Hill - 189.9p per litre

Shell, Toft Road - 189.9p per litre

DIESEL

Asda, Barons Quay, Northwich - 195.7p per litre

Texaco, King Street, Northwich - 195.9p per litre

Sainsburys, Northwich - 195.9p per litre

Shell, London Road, Davenham - 195.9p per litre

Texaco, London Road, Barnton - 195.9p per litre

Knutsford

Esso, Chester Road, Tabley Hill - 197.9p per litre

Shell, Toft Road - 197.9p per litre