Petrol and diesel prices across the country are reaching new highs making filling up your tank more expensive than ever. The cost of living crisis is putting many people across Lancashire under strain.

The high costs led to action yesterday (July 4) as protesters participated in a "go slow protest" in which motorists drove at very slow speeds on major roads. Police have arrested 12 people during the M4 protest, saying the demonstration was putting emergency services “at risk”.

Fuel protests have been taking place across the UK as drivers call for a cut in fuel duty, gridlocking motorways and major A-routes with a series of rolling go-slow roadblocks. There were also protests on the A38 in Devon and at a Tesco petrol station in Shepton Mallet.

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Further afield, there were demonstrations on the M54 in Shropshire, near the Ferrybridge services in West Yorkshire, on the A64 in the York area, on the M180 near Scunthorpe, and on the A12 in Essex. The latest figures from Experian show the average price of petrol reached a new high of 191.5p per litre on Sunday, while the average price of diesel was 199.0p per litre.

Currently, Shell on Market Street is the cheapest place to buy petrol in Lancashire at 183.9p per litre - and has been since last Monday. ASDA in Blackburn, Accrington, Fulwood, Clayton Green, Burnley and Colne are the cheapest for diesel today, priced at 195.7p per litre.

This information was gathered using data from Petrolprices.com, a website that has been recommended to drivers by Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis.

Cheapest petrol prices

  • Shell Market Street, 183.9p
  • Shell Berry Lane, 184.9p
  • ASDA Chorley, 185.7p
  • Shell Garstang Road, 185.9p
  • BP Rossendale, 185.9p
  • Gulf Blackgate Lane, 185.9p
  • ASDA Colne, 186.7p
  • ASDA Bolton, 186.7p
  • Texaco Ribbleton Lane, 186.9p
  • Texaco New Hall Lane, 186.9p
  • BP Blackpool Road, 186.9p
  • Jet Rossendale, 186.9p
  • Texaco Blackpool Road, 186.9p
  • Shell Tonge Moor Road, 186.9p
  • Texaco Crompton Way, 186.9p
  • BP Manchester Road, 186.9p

Cheapest diesel prices

  • ASDA Blackburn, 195.7p
  • ASDA Accrington, 195.7p
  • ASDA Fulwood, 195.7p
  • ASDA Clayton Green, 195.7p
  • ASDA Burnley, 195.7p
  • ASDA Colne, 195.7p
  • ASDA Chorley, 195.7p
  • ASDA Bolton, 195.7p
  • ASDA Horwich, 195.7p
  • ASDA Pilsworth, 195.7p
  • Shell Berry Lane, 195.9p
  • Texaco Bolton Road, 196.9p
  • Texaco New Hall Lane, 195.9p
  • BP Rossendale, 195.9p
  • Tesco Haslingden, 195.9p

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