The 10 cheapest areas in the UK for petrol revealed

Finding the cheapest place to fill up can be a struggle.

And with fuel prices on the rise it’s even more important to make sure you’re getting the best deal.

Fuel prices rose in January for the fourth month in a row, with the average price per litre increasing by 5p for petrol and 6p for diesel since the start of October, the RAC has said.

This has been partly attributed to a spike in oil prices in mid-January, which saw the cost of a barrel exceed 80 US dollars for several days. A slight pound weakening against the dollar has also made wholesale fuel more expensive for retailers.

At the end of January, the average price of a litre of petrol and diesel was 139.0p and 145.7p respectively.

We’ve listed the 10 cheapest places to fill up with unleaded, according to figures provided by

Technically the cheapest petrol station in the UK is at Morrisons on Westside Road, Gibraltar – where you can fill up for 106.9p per litre.

But since a 1,800-mile detour on the way back from work or the shops is probably not viable for most people, we’ve eliminated it from our ranking.

And it turns out motorists in Northern Ireland are getting the best deals, with six of the top 10 cheapest places to fill up – including the three cheapest in the UK – located in the country.

Here are the 10 cheapest petrol stations in the UK for unleaded.

1. Sainsbury’s, 10 Riverside Regional Centre, Coleraine, Northern Ireland: 129.9p per litre;
2. Asda Sweep Road, Cookstown Northern Ireland: 130.7p per litre;
3. Asda 2 Branch Road, Strabane, Northern Ireland: 130.7p per litre;
4. Sainsbury’s, Unit 28, Kennedy Centre, Falls Road, Belfast: 130.9p per litre;
5. Asda Ffordd Cae Sel, Llangefni, Wales: 131.7p per litre;
6. Asda Dromore Road, Omagh, Northern Ireland: 131.7p per litre;
7. Jet MFG Capelgate, A12 Northbound, Capel St Mary, Ipswich: 131.9p per litre;
8. Asda Derrychara Road, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland: 132.7p per litre;
9. Sainsbury’s, Oxney Road, Peterborough: 132.9p per litre;
10. Sainsbury’s, Raglan Street, Wolverhampton: 132.9p per litre.

Removing Northern Ireland and just including mainland Britain, the top 10 looks like this:

1. Asda Ffordd Cae Sel, Llangefni: 131.7p per litre;
2. Jet MFG Capelgate, A12 Northbound, Capel St Mary, Ipswich; 131.9p per litre;
3. Sainsbury’s, Oxney Road, Peterborough: 132.9p per litre;
4. Sainsbury’s, Raglan Street, Wolverhampton: 132.9p per litre;
5. Asda, Belmont Road, Hereford: 133.7p per litre;
6. Asda, Battle Road, Saint Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings: 134.7p per litre;
7. Applegreen, Hinton Service Station, Hereford: 134.8p per litre;
8. BP, Bankhead Park, Glenrothes, Fife: 134.9p per litre;
9. Sainsbury’s, Bath Road, Reading: 134.9p per litre;
10. Shell, MFG Ravensthorpe, 791 Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury: 134.9p per litre.

Comparable data for diesel was not available.

According to the RAC, the average price of unleaded across the UK as a whole is currently 138.98p per litre – or 161.90p at motorway service stations. Diesel is costing an average of 145.73p – or 169.83p at motorway service stations.

RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: “It’s not been a good start to 2025 for drivers at the pumps with prices going up for the fourth month in a row.

“Sadly, filling up is now nearly £3 more expensive than it was at the start of October.

“We hope this trend won’t continue and that prices drop back down again.

“Much depends on global oil supply and demand. While the price of oil can be notoriously volatile, there’s reason to think forecourt fuel prices may get cheaper in the coming months as some analysts are predicting an average oil price nearer to 70 US dollars this year.”

• Figures are correct as of February 4, 2025.