Colchester's cheapest and priciest petrol stations revealed

Though prices of more than 160p per litre are still quite pricey compared to historical levels, things are still better than they were in June, when the cheapest fuel to be found in Colchester was 189.9p per litre.

And in September last year, there were queues outside petrol stations across Essex and much of southern England when a shortage of delivery drivers saw people panic buy fuel.

Set against the backdrop of June's prices and the events we saw last year, average prices of around 165p per litre for petrol don’t seem quite as bad, but there are still forecourts which might be charging you more than you ought to be paying.

Here are some of the cheapest petrol stations in Colchester, with the most affordable at the top, and the priciest at the bottom of the list.

1st – Asda (Turner Road), 162.7p per litre

At 5p less expensive than the cheapest petrol station in Colchester last month, 40 litres of petrol here costs £65.08.

Asda is normally one of the cheaper petrol stations in Colchester (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest)

2nd – BP (Mersea Road), 162.9p per litre

Only fractionally more expensive, 40 litres of petrol here costs £65.16.

3rd – Texaco (Mersea Road), 164.9p per litre

The American oil giant, which has two petrol stations in Colchester, will cost you £65.96 for 40 litres of fuel.

4th – Tesco (Hythe and Highwoods) and Sainsbury’s, 165.9p per litre

Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s are tied for fourth place – convenient given their petrol stations are all quite far apart. 40 litres at any of these stations costs £66.36.

It is now several months since Tesco last held the mantle of selling the cheapest petrol in Colchester (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest)

6th – Co-Op (Peartree Road), 166.9p per litre

Coming in at the more expensive end of the scale, the Co-Op in Peartree Road sells 40 litres of petrol for £66.76.

7th – Esso (Bergholt Road), 167.9p per litre

One of Colchester’s less affordable petrol stations is Esso’s in Bergholt Road, where 40 litres costs £67.16.

8th – BP (Ipswich Road), 169.9p per litre

Though cheaper than some of the service stations nearby, the BP in Ipswich Road is still one of the priciest in Colchester itself. £67.96 is the overall cost for 40 litres of fuel here.

The Ipswich Road is consistently one of the most expensive petrol stations in Colchester (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest)