Live · Unleaded · inc VAT
Esso MFG Manchester Road
MANCHESTER ROAD, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL3 2NZ · price last changed 23h ago
Today's prices at the pump
Unleaded171.9p-2.2p vs UK average
Diesel199.9p+0.8p vs UK average
Super Unleaded189.9p-0.8p vs UK average
Premium Diesel215.9p-1.2p vs UK average
Forecourt details
Opening hours: Open 24 hours
Amenities:
AdBlue (packaged)Air & screenwashWater24-hour fuel
Location:
Price history at this forecourt
Last 90 days · 5 Jul – 27 Sept
low 145.9pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 171.9p
Today's price is the highest of the last 85 recorded days.
What you actually pay here
Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.
171.9p / litre at this forecourt · 47% is tax
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Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-09-2546.24p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual19.83p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual24.23p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate28.65p
Fuel duty (52.95p flat, gov.uk hydrocarbon-oils rate) and VAT (20%) are exact statutory amounts. Crude oil is the live Brent price converted to pence per litre (brent crude · as of 2026-09-25, ECB exchange rate). Refining & delivery and retailer margin are the residual, split on the pattern in public breakdowns (DESNZ weekly road fuel prices; RAC Foundation) - estimates, not measured figures.
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