Petrol and diesel prices at Applegreen Templepatrick Services Area

Applegreen Templepatrick Services Area, BT36 4RN. A motorway service area, where you have no choice.

What it is charging

• Unleaded: 166.8p a litre, 4.9p under the national average, filed Tuesday 20 October
• Diesel: 193.8p a litre, 4.9p under the national average, filed Tuesday 20 October

Unleaded within 5 miles

• Centra O'neill Road: 158.9p a litre, 3.7 miles away. 7.9p a litre cheaper: saves £4.34 a tank, and costs about £1.33 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
• Northcott Extra - Petrol Filling Station: 159.9p a litre, 2.5 miles away. 6.9p a litre cheaper: saves £3.79 a tank, and costs about 90p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
• Newtownabbey Superstore - Petrol Filling Station: 159.9p a litre, 4.4 miles away. 6.9p a litre cheaper: saves £3.79 a tank, and costs about £1.59 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
• Madigans Court: 160.9p a litre, 4.8 miles away. 5.9p a litre cheaper: saves £3.24 a tank, and costs about £1.75 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
• SPAR Ballyrobert: 162.9p a litre, 1.7 miles away. 3.9p a litre cheaper: saves £2.14 a tank, and costs about 62p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
• Asda Ballyclare Superstore: 162.9p a litre, 4.1 miles away. 3.9p a litre cheaper: saves £2.14 a tank, and costs about £1.51 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.

On a 55-litre tank at 40mpg. The distance is straight-line rather than by road, so a real trip is longer than the one costed here.