It's been a better week for motorists as fuel prices began to drop as tensions eased in the Iran War.
Most fuel stations in the Oswestry area have dropped the price of petrol and diesel over the last few days.
Mere Motors in Ellesmere remains the cheapest, charging 147.9p per litre for petrol and 176.9p for diesel.
But interestingly, the three most expensive garages last week, Esso at Mile End, Shell on Holyhead Road (A5 Gobowen Bypass), and BP at Gledrid, have all dropped their prices this week.
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It will come as a welcome relief for many, as some garages were close to breaking the £2 per litre mark.
Where is the cheapest place for fuel? *
- Mere Motors, Ellesmere - petrol 147.9p, diesel 176.9p
- Nesscliffe Service Station (in the village) - petrol 151.9p, diesel 183.9p
- Morrisons Oswestry (Shrewsbury Road) - petrol 157.9p, diesel 189.9p
- Stans Superstore, St Martins - petrol 157.9p, diesel 190.9p
- St Martins Service Station - petrol 157.9p, diesel £190.9p
- Salop Road, Oswestry - petrol 158.9p, diesel 190.9p
- Nesscliffe Bypass - petrol 159.9p, diesel 195.9p
- Beatrice Street, Oswestry - petrol 160.9p, diesel 194.9p
- Gledrid Services - petrol 163.9p, diesel 195.9p
- Shell Holyhead Road (opposite Lion Quays) - petrol 163.9p, diesel 195.9p
- Esso Mile End - petrol 163.9p, diesel 196.9p
On Thursday, the RAC confirmed that the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts was 158.1p on Thursday, down from 158.3p a day earlier.
Diesel saw a drop from 191.5p to 191.2p over the same period.
This followed 46 days in a row when fuel prices rose.
A litre of petrol and diesel remains 25p and 49p respectively more expensive than when the war began on February 28.
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But earlier today, there were warnings that fuel prices may go back up as uncertainty over the war has led to oil prices rising.
Oil benchmark Brent crude jumped five per cent higher to 94.72 US dollars a barrel in Monday morning trading as a result of the fragile situation in Iran and the fresh closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
*Prices correct as per the Government's Fuel Finder database at 10am Monday, April 20
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