Price of petrol and diesel varies by up to €6 around Ireland

Motorists are paying up to to €6 over the odds at the pump depending on where in the country they fill their fuel tank, according to a survey by the AA.

A nationwide analysis of petrol and diesel prices found Donegal to be the most expensive county in which to filling a tank of petrol, while Wicklow was the dearest for diesel.

The average cost of petrol in Donegal was 128.1 cent per litre, compared to 122.7c in Mayo, which was the cheapest county for both petrol and diesel. With more than 5c in the difference between highest and lowest, this amounts to a difference of more than €3 in the cost of filling a tank, based on an average tank size of 60L.