Cheapest supermarket to fill up your car with fuel revealed – and you could save 4p a litre
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THE CHEAPEST supermarket to fill up your car with fuel has been revealed - and it could save you 4p a litre.
Fuel prices rose in July for the second month in a row by almost a penny a litre, according to the RAC.
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Fuel prices rose in July for the second month in a row
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Motorists have been told to make sure they're filling up their cars at the supermarket, where prices are "considerably cheaper".
The average price of a litre of unleaded at the end of month was 135p – up 0.85p from 134.15p at the start of the month.
The price of a litre of diesel, meanwhile, rose by 1.64p from 141.21p to 142.85p.
Prices are up 3p and 4.5p respectively since the start of June.
It means the cost of filling up a family car with petrol is now £74.26, and £78.57 with diesel.
However, filling up at the supermarket can be far cheaper than other petrol stations, the RAC said.
Supermarket forecourts are charging 131.5p on average for litre of and 139p for diesel – both almost 4p less than the UK averages.
These are currently the cheapest supermarkets to fill up your car with petrol (based on average prices):
Asda - 131.0p
Sainsbury's - 131.5p
Tesco - 131.6p
Morrisons - 131.7p
These are currently the cheapest supermarkets to fill up your car with diesel:
Asda - 138.7p
Sainsbury's - 139.0p
Tesco - 139.1p
Morrisons - 140.0p
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However, Costco, which is known for its cheap fuel prices, was charging an average of 125.6p for petrol and 133.2p for diesel at its 20 forecourts across Great Britain at the end of July.
You need to become a Costco member to use its forecourts - you can read our guide to its membership rules here.
Petrol is now at its highest since mid-April this year, the RAC added, while diesel was last at its highest in the third week of March this year.
RAC fuel spokesperson Simon Williams said: 'Unfortunately, drivers heading into the busy summer holiday season will be met with rising prices at the pumps, as the cost of fuel increased in July for the second month running.
'While the average price of petrol for the year so far is just a couple of pence above the average for all of 2021, drivers are still meant to be benefiting from a 5p-a-litre fuel duty discount (52.95p as opposed to 57.95p) which has been in place since the start of the Ukraine War in early 2022.
'Our analysis of the difference between wholesale and retail prices shows retailer margins remain high, particularly on petrol.
"This is emphasised by the fact the average price of unleaded in Northern Ireland is 7p cheaper than the average across the UK.
'Drivers may also see significant differences on forecourt totems from area to area which can be very frustrating."
He added that drivers should keep an eye out for the lowest prices around to buy the best value fuel.
You can also use the RAC's free mobile app - myRAC - to find the cheapest fuel near you.
Northern Ireland remains the cheapest place in the UK to buy fuel, with a litre of unleaded averaging just 128p and diesel 134.5p.
In England, unleaded prices off the motorway range by 34p from 125.7p to 159.9p, the RAC said.
In Scotland they go from 125.7p to 152.9p (27.2p) and in Wales from 127.7p to 142.9p (15.2p).
In Northern Ireland, there is just 12p difference between the lowest and highest prices (124.9p and 136.9p).
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