Cheapest Black Country petrol stations as fuel prices rocket

Vehicle owners are being warned that the cost for petrol and diesel will drastically increase, as UK sanctions expect the import of all Russian oil and oil products to be phased out by the end of the year.

The RAC Foundation has warned petrol prices could rise to £1.60 a litre this week in the UK and £1.65 soon after, with some areas already exceeding it.

Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show UK forecourts sold the fuel at an average price of 159.6p per litre on Wednesday, up 3.2p since Monday.

The average cost of a litre of diesel was 167.4p on Wednesday, following an increase of 5.1p from the start of the week.

RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “A tank of petrol is now almost £88 while diesel has now gone over £92.

“Diesel unfortunately appears to be on a clear path to £1.70 a litre.

“As this is an average price, drivers will be seeing some unbelievably high prices on forecourts as retailers pass on their increased wholesale costs."

However Mr Williams did hint at better news to come on the wholesale market "with substantial drops in both petrol and diesel which could lead, in a week or so, to a slight slowing in the daily pump price increases, and records being broken less frequently".

Fuel prices at forecourts across the Black Country and Staffordshire have varied wildly in recent days. See below for the lowest and most expensive prices recorded on Wednesday, according to petrolprices.com

Cheapest places to fill up

Sainsbury's Oldbury: unleaded - 143.9p, diesel - 152.9p

Sainsbury's Blackheath: unleaded - 143.9p, diesel - 149.9p

Tesco Cradley Heath: unleaded - 144.9p, diesel - 152.9p

Sainsbury's Reedswood: unleaded - 146.9p, diesel - 151.9p

Walsall Shelfield Service Station: unleaded - 148.8p, diesel 160.8p

BP Great Bridge Street: unleaded - 148.9p, diesel - 152.9p

Esso RSS Bilston: unleaded - 148.9p, diesel - 153.9p

Morrisons Trouse Lane, Wednesbury: unleaded - 149.0, diesel - 158.0

Morrisons Willenhall: unleaded - 149.7, diesel - 155.7

Esso Walsall Road: Petrol 149.9p, diesel 163.9p

Most expensive petrol stations

Texaco Willenhall: unleaded - 173.9p, diesel - 193.9p

Texaco Bewdley: unleaded - 169.9p, diesel - 185.9p

BP Stafford Road: unleaded - 167.9p, diesel - 171.9p

Texaco Wombourne: unleaded - 160.9p, diesel - 167.9p