The Consumer Council Fuel Price Archive

Fuel Price Archive

3rd October 2011

           
Petrol and Diesel by Location        
           
Cheapest and Dearest Prices for week commencing 3 October 2011    
           
Town Petrol price per litre Diesel price per litre      
CheapestDearestCheapestDearest      
Antrim135.9137.9138.9141.9      
Armagh136.9* 139.9141.9      
Ballyclare131.9134.9135.7139.9      
Ballymena134.9134.9137.9140.9      
Banbridge135.9138.9139.9141.9      
Bangor130.6133.9135.7138.9      
Belfast132.9138.9138.9141.9      
Carrickfergus131.9134.8136.9138.9      
Coleraine130.7136.9135.7139.9      
Cookstown130.7* 135.7135.9      
Craigavon130.9135.9135.9137.9      
Downpatrick130.7137.9135.7141.8      
Dungannon133.9133.9138.9138.9      
Enniskillen136.9* 140.9143.9      
Lisburn135.9136.9139.9140.9      
Londonderry135.9139.9139.9143.9      
Magherafelt132.9138.9137.9140.9      
Newry137.9* 140.9141.9      
Newtownabbey133.9136.9139.9140.9      
Newtownards130.8133.9135.7138.9      
Omagh130.7138.4135.7137.9      
Portadown132.8* 138.9*       
Strabane  141.9144.0      
*Price from one retailer only         
           
In the week commencing  3 October  2011:       
           
Cheapest petrol at  130.6 ppl in Bangor, Coleraine, Cookstown, Downpatrick, Newtownards and Omagh.130.6         
           
Dearest petrol at 139.9 ppl in Derry        
           
Cheapest diesel at  135.7 ppl in Ballyclare, Bangor, Coleraine, Cookstown, Downpatrick, Newtownards and Omagh
           
Dearest Diesel at 141.0  ppl in Strabane       
           
Across Northern Ireland there is a  9.3 pence per litre difference in the cost of petrol    
and an  8.3 pence per litre difference in the cost of diesel depending on where it is purchased and from which brand.
Unleaded           
Average Supermarket133.1        
Average Independent 136.3        
Overall Average 134.9        
Pence per litre difference, Avg. Supermarket / Avg.Independent. 3.2        
           
Diesel          
Average Supermarket137.8        
Average Independent140.4        
Overall Average 139.3        
Pence per litre difference, Avg. Supermarket / Avg.Independent. 2.7        
           
Pence per litre difference, Avg. Unleaded and Average Diesel 4.4        
           
           
           
 Petrol  Diesel      
 CheapestDearestDifferenceCheapestDearest Difference   
Asda130.6130.80.0135.7135.70.0    
Sainsbury130.9135.95.0135.9139.94.0    
Tesco130.9135.95.1135.9139.95.0    
Independent131.9139.98.0136.9144.08.0    

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Disclaimer

The petrol and diesel prices are sourced from Experian Catalist (www.catalist.com)

The sample is made up of 28 supermarkets and 49 non-supermarket sites. The non-supermarket sample is reflective of each brand’s market share and accounts for the range of different franchises and unbranded retailers.

All prices are correct and accurate as supplied and for a date within the surveyed week.

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