Essex cheapest petrol and diesel prices as costs rise

Fuel - Here are the cheapest places to fill up your car in Essex <i>(Image: Canva)</i>
Fuel - Here are the cheapest places to fill up your car in Essex (Image: Canva)
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Petrol prices are on the rise once again in Essex, as drivers continue to feel the pinch.

Unleaded fuel reached its highest cost since 2022 at the beginning of August, according to reports.

The RAC reported average UK prices had reached 160.85p per litre for unleaded and 180.34p for diesel.

Since the beginning of August, Southend’s cheapest unleaded price has risen from 153.9p to 159.9p.

In Colchester, it increased from 159.9p to 161.9p.

The following prices were listed as the cheapest available across Essex:

Basildon

Unleaded: EG On The Move, Arterial Road – 156.7p
Diesel: Sainsburys, East Mayne – 178.9p

Southend

Unleaded: Tesco, Prince Avenue – 159.9p
Diesel: Tesco, Prince Avenue – 181.9p

Thurrock

Unleaded: Jet, Stanford-le-Hope, Southend Road – 156.9p
Diesel: Morrisons, Grays, London Road – 176.9p

Brentwood

Unleaded: Esso, London Road – 163.9p
Diesel: Esso, London Road – 187.9p

Chelmsford

Unleaded: Sainsburys, White Hart Lane – 161.9p
Diesel: Sainsburys, White Hart Lane – 183.9p

Braintree

Unleaded: Sainsburys, Coggeshall Road – 155.9p
Diesel: Tesco, Great Notley, The Square – 181.9p

Tendring

Unleaded: Shell, Little Bentley, Colchester Road – 159.9p
Diesel: Morrisons, Centenary Way – 179.9p

Colchester

Unleaded: Texaco, Mersea Road – 161.9p
Diesel: Texaco, Mersea Road – 181.9p

Harlow

Unleaded: Jet, Elizabeth Way – 164.9p
Diesel: Sainsburys, Fifth Avenue – 185.9p

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