The cheapest petrol prices from Morrisons, Sainsburys and Tesco

Petrol and diesel prices remain high in the UK today, despite Chancellor Rishi Sunak announcing a 5p fuel duty cut as part of his Spring statement on Wednesday (23 March). Some forecourts are even charging drivers even more after the announcement, reports the Mirror.

One Esso forecourt in Brighton was charging 166.9p a litre today for unleaded petrol - the same as on Wednesday, before the Chancellor's announcement. But a litre of diesel at the same forecourt was 184.9p today - up 5p in 24 hours.

Meanwhile, a warning has been issued by the UK competition regulator that petrol prices could skyrocket at over 100 Morrisons forecourts. It's because private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) are taking over the supermarket in a £7 billion deal.

CD&R also owns petrol station giant Motor Fuel Group (MFG), and won a lengthy auction to buy Morrisons in October. MFG operates 921 petrol stations across England, Scotland and Wales under a number of different brands.

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Meanwhile, Morrisons runs 339 petrol stations at its supermarkets. The regulator said it now has concerns over 121 local areas where MFG and Morrisons both have forecourts and would face “limited competition” from other players following the merger.

The Manchester Evening News has compiled a list of 15 places supplying some of the cheapest petrol and diesel fuel across Manchester and a bit further afield. All these locations are within five miles from the centre of Manchester and all data was collated from PetrolPrices.com.

Petrol prices can vary depending on supply and demand. These prices were correct at the time of writing (Thursday, March 24) but could change quickly as gas