Motorists are still facing inflated prices at the pumps compared to the start of 2022 despite prices falling from their peak.

The average price of a litre of unleaded on Thursday (January 12) was 149.18p with diesel now standing at 171.43p, according to the RAC.

And there’s good news for drivers as the RAC predicts prices of both unleaded and diesel “should fall sharply” in the coming days.

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It comes as analysis by the motoring organisation found petrol fell by 8.4p last month, compared to 9.4p for diesel.

RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “On the face of it, December looks like it was a good month for drivers with 9p coming off at the pumps on top of November’s 6p, but there’s no question that the drop should have been far bigger given how far wholesale prices have come down.

“For weeks we’ve been calling on the big four supermarkets to cut their prices more substantially to give drivers a fairer deal when they fill up, so even though they have reduced their prices collectively by more than 10p a litre in December, they are still nowhere near where they should be given the scale of the drop in wholesale prices.

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“We hope the Business Secretary’s intervention just before Christmas puts more pressure on larger retailers to do the right thing.”

Here is a list of all the cheapest fuel prices in County Durham, Darlington and Teesside (as of January 13), according to price comparison website PetrolPrices:

Durham

  • GULF A690 West Rainton – unleaded: 144.9p, diesel: 167.p
  • Tesco Durham Extra  – unleaded: 145.9p, diesel: 165.p
  • SHELL A690 Stonebridge – unleaded: 146.9p, diesel: 165.9p
  • SHELL Durham High Street – unleaded: 146.9p, diesel: 169.9p
  • GULF Red Tiles Service Centre, Kaysburn – unleaded: 146.9p, diesel: 166.9p

Darlington

  • ASDA Darlington Automat – unleaded: 142.7p, diesel: 163.7p
  • Morrisons North Road  – unleaded: 143.7p, diesel: 164.7p
  • Morrisons Morton Park  – unleaded: 143.7p, diesel: 164.7p
  • Sainsbury’s Darlington – unleaded: 144.9p, diesel: 164.9p
  • SHELL Haughton Road – unleaded: 144.9p, diesel: 166.9p

Bishop Auckland

  • Cockton Hill Service Station – unleaded: 135.8p, diesel: 153.8p
  • Morrisons Bishop Auckland – unleaded: 136.7p, diesel: 153.7p
  • ASDA Bishop Auckland Automat – unleaded: 136.7p, diesel: 167.7p
  • Sainsbury’s Bishop Auckland – unleaded: 136.9p, diesel: 154.9p
  • JET Etherly Moor – unleaded: 137.7p, diesel: 154.7p

Middlesbrough

  • ASDA Stockton-on-Tees – unleaded: 140.7p, diesel: 161.7p
  • Morrisons Stockton – unleaded: 141.7p, diesel: 162.7p
  • Morrisons Middlesbrough – unleaded: 142.7p, diesel: 163.7p
  • TESCO Billingham – unleaded: 142.9p, diesel: 163.9p
  • ASDA Middlesbrough – unleaded: 143.7p, diesel: 163.7p

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