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PETROL prices edged slightly downwards while diesel prices increased over the past month, a new survey from the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA) has revealed.
The survey proved once again that shopping around from one fuel station to another could bring motorists considerable savings when they fill up their tank.
Dubliners, and Northsiders in particular, benefited from the cheapest petrol prices in the country, with a number of stations north of the Liffey offering the fuel for 92.9c and 93.9c a litre.
Outside the capital, just one station, the Texaco garage at Model Farm Road in Cork, was offering petrol for under 94c a litre, out of 210 petrol and diesel outlets in 58 towns and cities in 15 counties.
The dearest petrol in Ireland, according to the survey, can be found at a Texaco station in Clonee, Co Meath, at 109.1 a litre.
Prices for diesel countrywide varied from 84.9c a litre in two Dublin garages to 106.5 a litre, again in the Clonee, Co Meath Texaco outlet.
Overall, the survey, conducted between September 20 and 21, showed that the average price of petrol at 98.8c had fallen by over one cent, compared with the ODCA survey of August 9-12 where the average price was 99.9c.
The average price of diesel, however, had increased by 2.1pc from 91.4c to 93.5c.
Director of Consumer Affairs Carmel Foley said the survey proved that price awareness and competition could help the consumer.
Referring to the wide variation between the prices, the Director said: "It seems that the location, ownership and size of petrol stations are major factors in determining the price at which retailers can sell their product. If oil companies favour certain retail outlets above others, these have a competitive advantage. Oil companies should be more transparent and equitable in their pricing policies," she said.
The cheapest petrol can be purchased in Dublin, at the Tesco garages in Clare Hall Road, D13 and Clearwater, D11 at 92.9c per litre.
The next cheapest, at 93.9c, are Shell and Esso in Dublin 11, Shell on the Malahide Road and Texaco in Portmarnock.
These outlets also were the lowest for diesel at 84.9c. The highest price for diesel, at 97.9c per litre was found at Statoil, Deansgrange Road and the Shell stations on Donnybrook Road and Ninth Lock Rd, Clondalkin.
Two other Cork outlets (Shell in Douglas and EMO, Southlink) were charging 94.9c.
The cheapest station for diesel was Shell, Ashbourne, Co Meath at 87.9c. Five stations in Cork, as well as one in Mayo and Meath were charging 88.9c per litre.
PETROL prices edged slightly downwards while diesel prices increased over the past month, a new survey from the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA) has revealed.
The survey proved once again that shopping around from one fuel station to another could bring motorists considerable savings when they fill up their tank.
Dubliners, and Northsiders in particular, benefited from the cheapest petrol prices in the country, with a number of stations north of the Liffey offering the fuel for 92.9c and 93.9c a litre.
Outside the capital, just one station, the Texaco garage at Model Farm Road in Cork, was offering petrol for under 94c a litre, out of 210 petrol and diesel outlets in 58 towns and cities in 15 counties.
The dearest petrol in Ireland, according to the survey, can be found at a Texaco station in Clonee, Co Meath, at 109.1 a litre.
Prices for diesel countrywide varied from 84.9c a litre in two Dublin garages to 106.5 a litre, again in the Clonee, Co Meath Texaco outlet.
Overall, the survey, conducted between September 20 and 21, showed that the average price of petrol at 98.8c had fallen by over one cent, compared with the ODCA survey of August 9-12 where the average price was 99.9c.
The average price of diesel, however, had increased by 2.1pc from 91.4c to 93.5c.
Director of Consumer Affairs Carmel Foley said the survey proved that price awareness and competition could help the consumer.
Referring to the wide variation between the prices, the Director said: "It seems that the location, ownership and size of petrol stations are major factors in determining the price at which retailers can sell their product. If oil companies favour certain retail outlets above others, these have a competitive advantage. Oil companies should be more transparent and equitable in their pricing policies," she said.
The cheapest petrol can be purchased in Dublin, at the Tesco garages in Clare Hall Road, D13 and Clearwater, D11 at 92.9c per litre.
The next cheapest, at 93.9c, are Shell and Esso in Dublin 11, Shell on the Malahide Road and Texaco in Portmarnock.
These outlets also were the lowest for diesel at 84.9c. The highest price for diesel, at 97.9c per litre was found at Statoil, Deansgrange Road and the Shell stations on Donnybrook Road and Ninth Lock Rd, Clondalkin.
Two other Cork outlets (Shell in Douglas and EMO, Southlink) were charging 94.9c.
The cheapest station for diesel was Shell, Ashbourne, Co Meath at 87.9c. Five stations in Cork, as well as one in Mayo and Meath were charging 88.9c per litre.