Cheap fuel within the UK has become increasingly difficult for motorists to find – especially affordable petrol stations to fill up and save themselves a bit of cash.

Despite fuel prices differing significantly across the country, including the North East, independent filling stations are proving to be a big hit with motorists compared to supermarket chains.

County Durham motorists feel like they have found some of the best value in the region, hailing a petrol station for "leading by example" after spotting petrol for as low as 132.7p and diesel for 139.9p.

Those visiting G.W Holmes & Sons at the Etherley Moor Jet filling station in Bishop Auckland have been gobsmacked – with many claiming the garage provides the cheapest fuel in the North East.

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This comes as the station continues to hit headlines for its fuel offers, which many residents have pointed out as far cheaper than their competitors, with many travelling from miles around to avoid missing out on the deal.

Residents have since reacted online to their latest offer by praising the garage while pointing out that supermarkets are not matching their prices.

One resident said: "Wow can you open a branch in Penrith we need those prices! You really do lead by example."

Another delighted resident said: "Damn, I went yesterday and its come down 3p since then.

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"Keep it up, cheapest fuel in the North."

While another excited resident said: "Coming to fill in the next hour, best petrol station in the country."

Meanwhile, the RAC said the average price of petrol in the UK stands at 146.35p per litre, while the average price of diesel sits at 158.91p per litre.

Speaking in March, Simon Williams, RAC fuel spokesman, said: “Although January saw fuel prices fall for the third month in a row, there is now more cause for concern than celebration as petrol has already begun to creep back up very slightly.

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“Monthly reductions of 3p for petrol and 4p for diesel were welcome but sadly the first month of the year saw the wholesale price of petrol rise by 2p and diesel by 3p.

"Despite this, while unleaded has been overpriced for months due to the biggest retailers refusing to lower their prices in line with the lower wholesale price, diesel is still too expensive even after factoring in the slight wholesale uptick.

“Looking around the UK at the end of January we can see forecourt prices were generally cheaper in the North West, North East, Wales and Scotland, while Northern Ireland – for a number of reasons – remains an anomaly being 4p cheaper than the UK average.”