Cheapest and most expensive Black Country and Staffordshire petrol stations revealed
The cheapest and most expensive petrol stations in across the Black Country and Staffordshire have been revealed with drivers facing a lottery of fuel costs at the pumps.
The figures from a week long petrol price watch show Sandwell is one of the best places to fill up in the Black Country.
Sandwell
Asda on Queslett Road in Great Barr, proved to be the cheapest in the area for unleaded petrol, costing just £1.147 per litre.
It was also cheapest for diesel at £1.177 per litre, according to the figures.
For unleaded, this was closely followed by Morrisons on Trouse Lane, Wednesbury, which offered it at £1.157 per litre and they also offered diesel at £1.177 per litre.
The most expensive garage proved to be in Rowley Regis where unleaded petrol is priced at £1.209, although PetrolPrices.com didn't confirm which garage that was.
Staffordshire
Within a five mile radius of Cannock, Sainsbury's, by the Orbital, proved to be the cheapest for unleaded, at £1.159 per litre and was also cheapest for diesel at £1.169.
The most expensive garage proved to be the BP station at Norton Canes Services M6 Toll, where unleaded prices averaged £1.349 whilst its diesel prices were £1.369 per litre.
Within a five mile radius of Stafford, Asda, Lammascote Road, was the cheapest for unleaded petrol, costing £1.157 per litre and was also cheapest for diesel at £1.177.
The most expensive garage, according to the PetrolPrices.com figures, was at the M6 Stafford Motorway Service Area, Stone, where unleaded petrol was £1.329 per litre and diesel was at £1.349.
Dudley
Asda at Merry Hill and in Brierley Hill were the cheapest for unleaded petrol, costing just £1.177 per litre on the weekend. For diesel, it was Texaco Park Dixons Greens Service Station in Dudley where a litre cost £1.179.
For unleaded, this was followed by Morrisons in Kingswinford, which offered it at £1.187.
The most expensive garage was in Halesowen, at Esso Falcon Service Station, Bromsgrove Road, where the price for unleaded was £1.239 per litre, diesel was £1.269 a litre, at the weekend.
Wolverhampton
In Wolverhampton, Esso in Fallings Park, was the cheapest place for unleaded petrol at just £1.159 per litre. The cheapest for diesel was Morrisons in Bilston at £1.177.
For unleaded, this was closely followed by Asda, Jack Hayward Way, which offered it at £1.167 and Esso in Fallings Park offered the second cheapest price for diesel.
The most expensive garage, according to the PetrolPrices.com figures proved to be the M6 Hilton Park Motorway service area in Essington, where unleaded prices averaged £1.319 whilst its diesel prices were £1.349 per litre.
All the prices were the latest available for each station on the PetrolPrices.com website.
Walsall
In Walsall, Ablewell Service Station, Ablewell Street, proved to be the cheapest for unleaded petrol, costing £1.157 per litre, while the cheapest for diesel was Morrisons, Wallows Lane, where it cost £1.177.
For unleaded, this was closely followed by Morrisons, Wallows Lane, which offered it at £1.157 per litre, according to figures from website PetrolPrices.com.
The most expensive garage was in Aldridge, where unleaded petrol was £1.259, although PetrolPrices.com didn't confirm which garage that was.
Ninder Johal, member of the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership and former president of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, said: "I think prices will go up because of a few factors.
"Firstly the oil companies producing the oil have reduced the supply, meaning there is less to fill a higher demand.
"Also, with Brexit, the currency has devalued which means the price we pay for oil is more. The majority of the money we pay for fuel is taxation by the UK government.
"I would recommend to anyone ito shop around to get their fuel at the right price."
The data was taken from the average prices of the petrol stations from the week commencing January 9.
Jason Lloyd of PetrolPrices.com said: "According to our data, the cheapest area for fuel around is Sandwell, with an average price over the last week of 114.7p per litre.
"If we ignore motorway prices, the most expensive fuel was 123.9p per litre. That's about a £5 saving per fill, which is a small fortune when added up over the year.
"The spread, or difference between the most expensive and cheapest fuel, is evident in every town and city."
It comes as diesel has reached its most expensive price in more than two years, RAC Foundation figures show.
