DRIVERS are keeping an eagle eye on petrol prices following the spike in the cost of living.

Prices rose by seven per cent in the 12 months to March, their fastest rate for 30 years and up from 6.2 per cent in February.

The most up-to-date average fuel prices from the RAC revealed unleaded is currently priced at 161.93p while diesel sits at 175.89p

Together with www.petrolprices.com we’ve rounded up the cheapest places locally to get petrol and diesel.

Here’s the top locations in Bromsgrove, Rubery and Northfield:

Unleaded

Sainsbury’s Northfield – 158.9

Chaddesley Garage (Kidderminster Road) – 159.9

Jet, Cock Hill Lane, Rubery – 159.9

Morrisons Rubery – 160.9

Shell (Bromsgrove Road – MFG) – 163.9

Diesel

Asda, Barnes Hill – 172.9

Sainsbury’s Northfield – 174.9

Morrisons Rubery – 174.9

Jet (Cock Hill Lane, Rubery) – 176.9

Morrisons Bromsgrove – 178.9

Redditch remains cheaper – if you are out that way……

As previously reported in the Standard in January, fuel prices in Redditch are several pence cheaper per litre than they are in Bromsgrove – although the difference has narrowed.

If you are anywhere near Redditch, unleaded is 156.9 at Sainsbury’s Redditch, 158.9 at Tesco, Redditch, and 159.7 at Murco (Beoley), 154.7

Diesel prices are 171.9 at Sainsbury’s Redditch, 173.7 at Murco (Beoley) and Tesco Redditch – 173.9.