20 of the cheapest diesel and petrol stations in and around Blackpool as RAC says prices remain 'too high'

RAC Fuel Watch data showed petrol and diesel average prices in July remained at 145p (144.76p) and 150p (149.8p) per litre.

Despite wholesale prices meriting cuts at the pumps, the RAC said drivers were on average still paying 5p more than they should be for petrol and 8p too much for diesel.

This translated to nearly £3 a tank (£2.75) for petrol and £4.40 for diesel.

RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: “It’s disappointing to see fuel prices remain far higher than they should be, especially after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced at the end of July that drivers were overcharged by an astonishing £1.6bn last year. 

“With our analysis clearly showing margins are still significantly above the long-term average, it seems like nothing has changed and drivers continue to lose out despite all the ongoing scrutiny from the CMA and the Government.

“The introduction of the Government’s Pumpwatch scheme can’t come soon enough, and neither can the setting up of the official price monitoring body, so long as the latter has the power to clamp down on retailers who consistently overcharge.”

Using data from petrolprices.com, these are the cheapest places to fill up in and around Blackpool as of Sunday, August 11:

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