The cheapest places in Surrey to buy petrol and diesel this weekend as prices hit record high; A driver in an average family car could save up to £13.75 by filling up at Surrey's cheapest forecourt, compared to the most expensive petrol station. (2024)

Byline: By, Lucy Thorne & Paul Gallagher & Cullen Willis

The cheapest place in Surrey to fill up your car with petrol is at a Sainsbury's garage in Woking. According to the latest data supplied by retailers, a driver in an average family car could save up to £13.75 by filling up at this forecourt, compared to the most expensive petrol station.

The Sainsbury's garage at Redding Way, Woking is charging motorists 144.9p per litre, which means it would cost £79.70 to fill up an average 55 litre tank. This is based on a feed of live petrol prices which was set up by the government's Competition and Markets Authority last September.

A government body has issued an alert to all motorists concerning the price of fuel. The Competition and Markets Authority CMA released new data showing 'concerning' information about prices at the pumps across the country.

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Dan Turnbull, Senior Director of Markets at the CMA, said: "Drivers are feeling the pinch as fuel prices have been edging up since January. We're particularly concerned by high margins which indicate weakened competition and are not a good sign for drivers."

The average price for a litre of petrol across the Surrey region this week is 150.2p.

Here are the cheapest places to top your car with petrol in Surrey

144.9p -Sainsbury's, Redding Way, Knaphill, Woking

144.9p -Sainsbury's, 21 Bonehurst Road, Horley West & Sidlow, Reigate and Banstead

144.9p -Sainsbury's, Bridge Way, Cobham and Downside, Elmbridge

144.9p -Sainsbury's, The Causeway, Egham Hythe, Runnymede

145.9p -Sainsbury's, Water Lane, Farnham Moor Park, Waverley

145.9p -Sainsbury's, Woolsack Way, Godalming Central & Ockford, Waverley

145.9p -Texaco, 186-187 High Street, Egham Town, Runnymede

145.9p -Sainsbury's, 1 The Sainsbury Centre, Chertsey St Ann's, Runnymede

145.9p -Texaco, 3-5 Esher Road, Hersham Village, Elmbridge

145.9p -Texaco, 66 Hersham Road, Walton South, Elmbridge

The most expensive filling station in Surrey is a BP station at M25 eastbound, Tandridge. The cost of standard petrol at this station is 169.9p, meaning it would cost a total of £93.45 to fill up an average family car at this forecourt.

For the owners of diesel cars, the cheapest place to fill up is the Sainsbury's garage at Waverley. The cost of a litre of standard diesel at this forecourt was 152.9p, according to prices supplied by retailers.

Here are the cheapest places to fill up your car with standard diesel in Surrey this weekend

152.9p -Sainsbury's, Woolsack Way, Godalming Central & Ockford, Waverley

153.9p -Sainsbury's, Blackwater Valley Road, Watchetts, Surrey Heath

153.9p -Sainsbury's, 21 Bonehurst Road, Horley West & Sidlow, Reigate and Banstead

153.9p -Sainsbury's, The Causeway, Egham Hythe, Runnymede

154.9p -Sainsbury's, Water Lane, Farnham Moor Park, Waverley

154.9p -Sainsbury's, Redding Way, Knaphill, Woking

154.9p -Texaco, 186-187 High Street, Egham Town, Runnymede

154.9p -Sainsbury's, 1 The Sainsbury Centre, Chertsey St Ann's, Runnymede

154.9p -Sainsbury's, Bridge Way, Cobham and Downside, Elmbridge

154.9p -Esso, Stanwell, Stanwell North, Spelthorne

You can use our interactive widget to find out the price of fuel at the petrol stations near you

UK drivers are currently paying 149.4p per litre of petrol, while people who own diesel vehicles are forking out 157.4p on average. In Surrey owners of petrol cars are currently being charged 0.9p more than the national average of 149.4p. Diesel car drivers in Surrey are paying 1.5p more than the national average.The cheapest place to buy petrol in the country is at a Esso garage in North Yorkshire where a litre of standard petrol is 133.9p.

The prices quoted are for standard grade petrol E10 and for standard grade diesel B7. The figures are supplied by the major retailers under a voluntary scheme launched by the Competition and Markets Authority to ensure motorists are given a fair deal at the petrol pumps. Most of the major petrol retailers have signed up to the scheme and the petrol stations supplying up-to-date information account for around 60 per cent of the fuel sold in the UK. The price of fuel is often cheaper at Costco outlets, but their service is only available to members.

The prices quoted are those supplied by retailers as of Friday 26th April, 2024 at 4:45am.

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