NEWBURY MP, Richard Benyon, is driving a campaign to get equal petrol prices across the county, as motorists in West Berkshire cough up more for fuel than in its neighbouring authorities.

Mr Benyon has launched the initiative to put the brakes on a discrepancy in fuel prices in Berkshire and has published a list of the cheapest filling stations in the district to help car owners save the pennies.

He said: "I recently wrote to filling station owners to highlight the fact that fuel was more expensive in West Berkshire than in areas such as Reading and East Berkshire. They replied that this was due to a lack of competitive pricing incentives in this area. I have therefore launched the Let's Create Some Competition fuel price campaign.

"I have uploaded to my website a list of the best places to buy petrol and diesel locally and am encouraging my constituents to vote with their wallets and create a real incentive for filling stations to compete for our custom. If anyone can find cheaper petrol or diesel locally than listed, please let me know and I will update my website accordingly."

The list ranks Sainsbury's in Bath Road, Calcot, Chieveley Motor Company in Long Lane, Cold Ash, and Snax 24 Thatcham in Bath Road, Woolhampton, as the most cost effective places to buy petrol.

The cheapest places to fill up on diesel are listed as Chieveley Motor Company in Long Lane in Cold Ash, Sainsbury's in Calcot's Bath Road, Sainsbury's in Kings Road, Newbury.

Mr Benyon added: "I appreciate that for some constituents it will not be worth travelling a longer distance for cheaper fuel, but they may wish to fill up at a cheaper station if passing."

View the full list at www.richardbenyon.com