Hayes

At the bottom of the local market, unleaded starts around 158p per litre right now. A few outlying forecourts price well above the typical local level, so the average is a better guide here than the extremes.

The supermarket sites, including Asda and Tesco, tend to set the floor for prices here. 8 of the 58 local forecourts are supermarket-run, and the rest split between branded and independent operators.

The low end of the market has recently been held by Tesco around Grant Way. Forecourts on Old Dairy Lane and Uxbridge Road carry much of the passing trade, and their prices often move first.

On average the town runs a touch over the Greater London norm for unleaded. Diesel averages around 185p per litre across the stations listed for Hayes.

The comparison covers stations up to roughly 8 km out, which keeps out-of-town supermarkets and bypass sites in the same view as the town centre. The cheapest station in Hayes is not fixed; the low spot moves between forecourts through the week, so the current ordering matters more than habit.

The table below carries the exact live figures per station, and alerts can flag a drop at the forecourts you actually use.