As the cost of living crisis continues, fuel prices remain extremely high.  

The average cost of filling a typical family car with petrol is expected to exceed £100 for the first time today.

Data firm Experian Catalist said a litre of petrol cost an average of 180.7p on Tuesday.

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That was an increase of 2.2p compared with the previous day.

A similar increase today will take the average cost of a full tank for a 55-litre family car to more than £100 for the first time.

To help you find the best deal for fuel, the Oxford Mail has used data from petrolprices.com to reveal the cheapest places in within five miles of Oxford to get petrol and diesel.

Petrol:

  1. Sainsbury’s Heyford Hill – 169.9p
  2. Sainsbury’s Kidlington – 172.9p
  3. Tesco Oxford 2 – 175.9p
  4. A34 Peartree Roundabout Welcome Break Service Area – 176.9p
  5. Shell London Road (Shell Waitrose Headington) – 176.9p
  6. BP Kidlington (Frasers Budgens of Yarnton) – 177.9p
  7. Shell Garsington Road (Shell Cowley) – 177.9p
  8. BP Oxford Road (MFG Cowley) – 179.9p
  9. Shell Kidlington (Yarnton Service Station) – 180.8p
  10. BP Woodstock Road (Woodstock SF Connect) – 183.9p

Diesel:

  1. Sainsbury’s Kidlington – 182.9p
  2. Sainsbury’s Heyford Hill – 184.9p
  3. A34 Peartree Roundabout welcome Break Service Area – 185.9p
  4. Tesco Oxford 2 – 185.9p
  5. BP Woodstock Road (Woodstock SF Connect) – 186.9p
  6. Shell London Road (Shell Waitrose Headington) – 186.9p
  7. BP Kidlington (Fraser Budgens of Yarnton) – 186.9p
  8. Shell Kidlington (Yarnton Service Station) – 187.8p
  9. BP Oxford Road (MFG Cowley) – 187.9p
  10. Shell Garsington Road (Shell Cowley) – 187.9p

 

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This story was written by Sophie Perry. She joined the team in 2021 as a digital reporter.

You can get in touch with her by emailing: sophie.perry@newsquest.co.uk

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