Where to find Leicestershire's cheapest petrol and diesel this weekend

Loughborough is the new home to the cheapest petrol in Leicestershire, for this week at least. The findings come in the latest data from petrol suppliers which showed that as of today - Friday, April 19 - the Sainsbury's garage in Loughborough’s Greenclose Lane is the least expensive of all, currently charging drivers 144.9p per litre. This means it would cost £79.70 to fill up an average 55 litre tank.

The data, which is based on a feed of live petrol prices which was set up by the government's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last September, brings to an end Hinckley’s latest stay at the top of the cheapest fuel leaderboard. Its Applegreen forecourts in Watling Street and Coventry Road both remain in the top 10, but are nearly 2p per litre more expensive than in Loughborough.

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The latest figures show continued price rises across Leicestershire. This week, the UK average for petrol at the pumps is 149.2p per litre, with county-based motorists forking out 0.4p per litre more.

The CMA says it continues to be concerned about rising fuel prices. 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.”

Here are the cheapest places to top your car with petrol in Leicestershire this weekend:

• 144.9p - Sainsbury's, Greenclose Lane, Loughborough

• 145.9p - Sainsbury's, St. Mary's Place, Market Harborough

• 146.8p - Applegreen, Watling Street, Hinckley

• 146.8p - Applegreen, Coventry Road, Hinckley

• 146.9p - Applegreen, Watling Street, Hinckley

• 146.9p - Sainsbury's, Grove Farm Triangle, Enderby

• 146.9p - Sainsbury's, Glen Road, Oadby

• 146.9p - Shell, 50/52 Wanlip Road, Syston

• 146.9p - BP, Melton Road, Kibworth

• 147.7p - Morrisons, Station Road, Glenfield

The latest figures shows that the most expensive filling station in Leicestershire remains the BP filling station at the Donington Service Area on Junction 23a of the M1 in Castle Donington which is charging people 173.9p per litre. That is up 1p on last week and means it would cost £95.65 to fill up an average family car at this forecourt.

Meanwhile, Market Harborough has kept its crown as home to the cheapest diesel in Leicestershire this week. The data confirmed that the Sainsbury’s forecourt in St Mary’s Place is least expensive of all, currently charging drivers 149.9p per litre - that’s 4p cheaper than its nearest rival.

On average this week, UK drivers are paying 157.3p per litre for diesel. In Leicestershire, the average this week is 0.1p per litre more.

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

• 149.9p - Sainsbury's, St. Mary's Place, Market Harborough

• 153.9p - Sainsbury's, Greenclose Lane, Loughborough

• 154.8p - Applegreen, Humberstone Road, Leicester

• 154.9p - Sainsbury's, Grove Farm Triangle, Enderby

• 154.9p - Jet, Flyover, Leicester

• 155.7p - Morrisons, Station Road, Glenfield

• 155.9p - Esso, Ashby Money Hill, Ashby

• 155.9p - Esso, Meridian Services, Braunstone

• 155.9p - Esso, Osiers, Lubbesthorpe Way, Braunstone

• 155.9p - Sainsbury's, Glen Road, Oadby

Elsewhere, the latest data has revealed that the cheapest place to buy petrol in the UK remains an Esso garage in North Yorkshire. Here, a litre of standard petrol is 133.9p per litre.

There is also little change for the most expensive in the land, with the CMA figures showing that the Shell garage in Elmbridge, Surrey, is the one where people are forking out the most. Latest data revealed motorists are charged 182.9p per litre at the pumps.

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