DRIVERS are being denied a further 10p cut in petrol prices due to major retailers hiking profit margins, according to new analysis.

The RAC said the average price of a litre of the fuel in the UK fell by nearly 7p to 162.9p in September as oil prices plummeted.

This was the sixth biggest monthly drop in average petrol prices since 2000, but the cut should have been deeper, the motoring services company claimed.

RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “Drivers really should have seen a far bigger drop, as the wholesale price of delivered petrol was around 120p for the whole month.

“This means forecourts across the country should have been displaying prices around 152p, given the long-term margin on unleaded is 7p a litre.

“In stark contrast to this, RAC Fuel Watch data has shown margins to be around 17p a litre – a huge 10p more than normal.”

He urged drivers to ‘shop around for the best deals’ rather than ‘simply assuming’ supermarkets are the cheapest fuel retailers because they have been in the past.

To help, here is a list of available fuel prices at petrol stations in Warrington, from cheapest to dearest, according to price comparison website petrolprices.com as of today, Thursday.

Petrol:

Texaco Liverpool Road (Penketh) – 156p

BP Warrington Road (Penketh) – 157.9p

Asda Westbrook – 159.7p

Asda Birchwood Centre – 159.7p

Low Prices Always Manchester Road – 159.8p

Tesco Extra Warrington – 159.9p

Tesco Express Longford – 159.9p

Sainsbury’s Warrington – 159.9p

Texaco Lovely Lane – 159.9p

Esso Manchester Road – 159.9p

Esso Orford Green – 159.9p

BP Ordnance Avenue – 159.9p

Morrisons Warrington – 161.7p

Shell Winwick Road – 161.9p

Esso Knutsford Road – 161.9p

Esso Wilderspool Causeway – 162.9p

BP Europa Boulevard (Gemini) – 163.9p

Shell Lymm Services – 163.9p

Texaco Chester Road – 173.9p

Welcome Break Burtonwood Services – 186.9p

Diesel:

Asda Westbrook – 177.7p

Asda Birchwood Centre – 177.7p

Low Prices Always Manchester Road – 177.8p

Sainsbury’s Warrington – 177.9p

Tesco Warrington Extra – 177.9p

Texaco Lovely Lane – 177.9p

Tesco Express Longford – 177.9p

Texaco Liverpool Road (Penketh) – 177.9p

Morrisons Warrington – 179.7p

Esso Manchester Road – 179.9p

Shell Winwick Road – 179.9p

Esso Knutsford Road – 179.9p

BP Warrington Road (Penketh) – 179.9p

BP Ordnance Avenue – 179.9p

Esso Orford Green – 180.9p

Esso Wilderspool Causeway – 181.9p

BP Europa Boulevard (Gemini) – 182.9p

Texaco Chester Road – 185.9p

Shell Lymm Services – 197.9p

Welcome Break Burtonwood Services – 198.9p