Local drivers are still being hit with high fuel prices

We've compiled a list of the latest fuel prices in Newtown, but frustratingly for drivers it is much higher than other places like Shrewsbury.

Drivers are being hit with higher fuel prices than other areas in the UK in Newtown, but according to data it's still cheaper than Welshpool!

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We've compiled a list of prices at Newtown forecourts according to PetrolPrices.com and used these to compare against other places.

Good news is that BP Newtown seems to be the cheapest for petrol at 141.9p per litre for 20 miles surrounding Newtown, however when it comes to diesel, it's currently 147.9p at Co-op in Churchstoke.

However when it comes to the big towns like Shrewsbury, petrol is priced very cheap compared to our local prices with petrol in Asda at 139.7p and diesel at 140.7p.

Across the UK, the average price of a litre of petrol a month ago was 146.63p, while diesel costs an average of 164.26p at the forecourt, according to the RAC. On the wholesale market, both fuels are selling for around 114.5p.

The price disparity was described as "absolutely shocking" by RAC fuel spokesperson Simon Williams.

He said:

"At the beginning of March, wholesale diesel was only 6p more expensive than petrol yet there was a 20p-a-litre gap between both fuels on the forecourt.

"Now the two fuels are identical on the wholesale market, and there's still more than 17p difference at the pump."

Mr Williams said people who fill up at supermarket petrol stations should have been seeing prices at less than 150p per litre some weeks ago, as these stations are typically 4p per litre cheaper than the UK average.

But many independent retailers are now charging far less than supermarket rivals, an indication of how much fuel retailing has changed, according to Mr Williams.

"This would have been pretty unusual several years ago but is now rapidly becoming the norm," he said.

Data provided by PetrolPrices.com. List is accurate to today (14th May 2023).