Petrol and diesel prices at Ascona Bowling Green Service Station
Ascona Bowling Green Service Station, LA1 4SG.
What it is charging
Unleaded: 176.9p a litre, 5.2p over the national average, filed Saturday 31 October
Diesel: 199.9p a litre, 1.2p over the national average, filed Monday 26 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
Station Garage Caton Limited: 169.9p a litre, 4.5 miles away. 7.0p a litre cheaper: saves £3.85 a tank, and costs about £1.73 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Follen Bolton Le Sands Ltd: 169.9p a litre, 4.7 miles away. 7.0p a litre cheaper: saves £3.85 a tank, and costs about £1.81 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Sainsburys Morecambe: 170.9p a litre, 3.3 miles away. 6.0p a litre cheaper: saves £3.30 a tank, and costs about £1.28 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Ascona Toll Bar Service Station: 171.9p a litre, 0.3 miles away. 5.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.75 a tank, and costs about 11p of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Mfg Morrisons Morecambe: 171.9p a litre, 4.2 miles away. 5.0p a litre cheaper: saves £2.75 a tank, and costs about £1.64 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Pgg Tibicar: 173.9p a litre, 4.2 miles away. 3.0p a litre cheaper: saves £1.65 a tank, and costs about £1.66 of fuel to get there and back. Not 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.