Cheapest petrol station in UK with prices so low it’s 15p cheaper a litre on average

A petrol station is currently selling fuel for 15p a litre cheaper on average – and it could be the most cost-effective place to fill up in the UK.

Drivers feeling the pinch this winter amid sky-high fuel prices and the cost of living crisis might want to head to Gulf petrol station in Long Riston, East Yorkshire, who are bucking the trend with low charges at the pump.

The petrol station is currently selling unleaded petrol for 139.9p a litre and diesel for 159.9p a litre.

The rural petrol station has been described as a “well-guarded secret” by many of its customers, Hull Live reports, with petrol prices lower than most in the area.

The average price of fuel in the UK is currently 154.57p a litre for unleaded petrol, a figure which has been slammed for being far higher than necessary by motoring organisation the RAC.

The average price of diesel is 177.75p a litre, according to the RAC.

While perhaps a trek for city-dwellers who may prefer to get their fuel closer to home, the Gulf station on the A165 means it makes a perfect filling-up stop for day-trippers heading from Humberside up to the seaside towns of Bridlington and Scarborough.

The RAC recently complained supermarkets were refusing to lower their pump prices despite a drop in wholesale costs.

It claims supermarkets are now often not the cheapest price to get your petrol and diesel, with some independent forecourts offering more competitive prices.

The Mirror recently compared the price of petrol and diesel across Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

It used to be the case that supermarkets would normally be the cheapest place to get your fuel, with motorway stations the most expensive.

But motoring organisation the RAC said the major grocers are “taking advantage” of drivers by not lowering their prices – despite a recent dip in wholesale costs.

In a warning last month, the RAC said some independent forecourts now have better prices.

Following the criticism, supermarket chain Asda became the first to cut fuel prices across its UK forecourts.