Petrol and diesel prices at Birch West Service West
Birch West Service West, OL10 2QH. A motorway service area, where you have no choice.
What it is charging
Unleaded: 194.9p a litre, 23.2p over the national average, filed Friday 30 October
Diesel: 219.9p a litre, 21.2p over the national average, filed Friday 30 October
Super unleaded: 214.9p a litre, filed Friday 30 October
Super diesel: 239.9p a litre, filed Friday 30 October
Unleaded within 5 miles
Costco Wholesale Oldham: 164.9p a litre, 4.0 miles away. 30.0p a litre cheaper: saves £16.50 a tank, and costs about £1.49 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Cheetham Service Station: 166.9p a litre, 5.0 miles away. 28.0p a litre cheaper: saves £15.40 a tank, and costs about £1.89 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Mfg Morrisons Whitefield: 168.9p a litre, 2.8 miles away. 26.0p a litre cheaper: saves £14.30 a tank, and costs about £1.07 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Asda Kirkhams Express Petrol: 168.9p a litre, 2.8 miles away. 26.0p a litre cheaper: saves £14.30 a tank, and costs about £1.07 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Prestwich Superstore - Petrol Filling Station: 168.9p a litre, 3.2 miles away. 26.0p a litre cheaper: saves £14.30 a tank, and costs about £1.22 of fuel to get there and back. Worth the trip.
Rochdale Superstore - Petrol Filling Station: 168.9p a litre, 3.4 miles away. 26.0p a litre cheaper: saves £14.30 a tank, and costs about £1.30 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.