The Consumer Council Fuel Price Archive

Fuel Price Archive

26th December 2011

Petrol and Diesel by Location        
          
Cheapest and Dearest prices Week Commencing 26 December 2011    
          
TownPetrol price per litreDiesel price per litre     
CheapestDearestCheapestDearest     
Antrim132.9* 140.9141.9     
Armagh128.9130.9137.9138.9     
Ballyclare129.9131.9136.7141.9     
Ballymena132.9134.9141.9142.9     
Banbridge133.9135.9141.9142.9     
Bangor128.7132.9136.7140.9     
Belfast131.9136.9140.9143.9     
Carrickfergus129.9130.9138.9140.9     
Coleraine128.7133.9136.7143.9     
Cookstown128.7129.9136.7137.9     
Craigavon131.9132.9139.9141.9     
Downpatrick128.7* 136.7142.9     
Dungannon131.9133.0140.9141.9     
Enniskillen135.9 143.9144.9     
Lisburn133.9134.9141.9142.9     
Londonderry133.9141.9141.9144.9     
Magherafelt130.9140.9140.9143.9     
Newry134.9*142.9142.9143.9     
Newtownabbey129.9139.9139.9141.9     
Newtownards128.7136.7136.7140.9     
Omagh128.7136.7136.7144.9     
Portadown131.9*140.9*140.9*      
Strabane127.9141.9141.9144.0     
*Price from one retailer only        
          
In the week commencing 26 December 2011      
          
Cheapest petrol at  127.9ppl in  Strabane       
          
Dearest petrol at 139.0 ppl in Omagh       
          
Cheapest diesel at  136.7ppl in Ballyclare, Bangor,Coleraine, Cookstown, Downpatrick and N'Ards 
          
Dearest Diesel at 144.9 ppl in Enniskillen, L'Derry and Omagh     
          
Across Northern Ireland there is an 11.1 pence per litre difference in the cost of petrol    
and an 8.2 pence per litre difference in the cost of diesel depending on where it is purchased and from which brand.
          
Unleaded          
Average Supermarket131.5       
Average Independent133.1       
Overall Average  132.5       
Pence per litre difference, Avg. Supermarket / Avg.Independent 1.6       
          
Diesel         
Average Supermarket 139.9       
Average Independent142.2       
Overall Average 141.2       
Pence per litre difference, Avg. Supermarket / Avg.Independen 2.3       
          
Pence per litre difference, Avg. Unleaded and Average Diesel 8.8       
          
          
          
 PetrolDiesel   
 CheapestDearestDifferenceCheapestDearestDifference   
Asda128.7128.70.0136.7136.70.0   
Sainsbury128.9133.95.0137.9141.94.0   
Tesco129.9133.94.0137.9141.94.0   
Independent127.9139.011.1137.9144.97.0   
          

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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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