Motorists are continuing to feel the pinch at the pumps despite fuel prices coming down slightly.

The average cost of a litre of unleaded petrol was 166.3p on Wednesday (September 14), according to data from RAC Fuel Watch, down 3p on the start of the month.

Meanwhile the price of diesel has also fallen, with a litre costing on average 182.2p on Sunday, down just more than 1p on the beginning of September.

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Yesterday’s announcement of a slight fall in inflation was put down partly to the reduced cost of fuel.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said inflation reached 9.9 percent in the year to August, down from 10.1 percent the previous month – a 40-year high.

The ONS said the biggest downward pressure on the inflation rate was the price of motor fuels, which has been falling in recent months.

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The 6.8% drop in fuel prices was the highest since between March and April 2020, the early days of the pandemic when oil prices briefly went negative on some markets.

Here is a list of the cheapest fuel prices in County Durham and Darlington (as of September 15), according to price comparison website PetrolPrices:

County Durham

  • SHELL A690 Stonebridge, Nevilles Cross Bank – unleaded: 159.9p, diesel: 177.9p
  • BP Meadowfield, Frederick Street – unleaded: 159.9, diesel: 175.9p
  • GULF A690 West Rainton – unleaded: 162.9p, diesel: 181.9p
  • GULF Red Tiles Service Centre, Kaysburn – unleaded: 162.9p, diesel: 179.9p
  • Sainsbury’s Durham, Arnison Retail Centre  – unleaded: 163.9p, diesel: 178.9p

Darlington

  • ASDA Darlington Automat – unleaded: 164.7p, diesel: 179.7p
  • Sainsbury’s Darlington – unleaded: 164.9p, diesel: 179.9p
  • ESSO Grange Road – unleaded: 165.9p, diesel: 179.9p
  • BP High Northgate – unleaded: 165.9p, diesel: 179.9p
  • JET Carmel Road – unleaded: 165.9p, diesel: 182.9p

Bishop Auckland

  • JET Etherly Moor – unleaded: 155.7p, diesel: 173.7p
  • JET Oakley, West Auckland – unleaded: 155.9p, diesel: 176.9p
  • ESSO Helmington Row, Crook – unleaded: 156.9p, diesel: 175.9p
  • SHELL Crook – unleaded: 157.9p, diesel: 176.9p
  • JET Shildon – unleaded: 158.9p, diesel: 171.9p

Middlesbrough

  • ESSO Acklam Road – unleaded: 159.9p, diesel: 180.9p
  • ESSO Eston Service Station, Birchington Av. – unleaded: 160.9p, diesel: 178.9p
  • ASDA Middlesbrough – unleaded: 161.8p, diesel: 178.7p
  • ESSO Billingham – unleaded: 161.9p, diesel: 182.9p
  • ESSO Acklam Road, Bluebell Corner – unleaded: 161.9p, diesel: 181.9p

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