THERE has been a sharp increase in the price of petrol around town over the last month and there isn’t a lot of difference between the vast majority of the town’s 13 garages.

Over the course of a month petrol has risen by €0.05 per litre at most of the town’s garages.

Six stations are offering an identical price of €1.29.8 per litre. They are: Both Top and Applegreen garages, Monavalley Service Station and Topaz in Clash.

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Following close behind are four garages offering €1.29.9 per litre. They are: Both Inver garages, Texaco in Blennerville and Esso on the North Circular Road.

The most expensive places to buy petrol are: Topaz garages in Manor West and Mounthawk along with Texaco in Oakpark.

Here’s the prices of petrol and diesel at Tralee stations…

1. Applegreen, Fairies Cross – €1.29.8 (diesel €1.18.8)

Applegreen, Manor Village – €1.29.8 (diesel €1.18.8)

Monavalley Service Station – €1.29.8 (diesel €1.18.8)

Topaz, (Joe O’Connor’s) Clash – €1.29.8 (diesel €1.18.9)

Top, Caherslee – €1.29.8 (diesel €1.19.9)

Top, Horan Centre – €1.29.8 (diesel €1.19.9)

2. Inver, Castlemaine Road €1.29.9 (diesel €1.18.9)

Inver, Rathass – €1.29.9 (diesel €1.18.9)

Texaco, Blennerville – €1.29.9 (diesel €1.19.9)

Esso, North Circular Road – €1.29.9 (diesel €1.19.9)

3. Topaz, Manor West – €1.30.9 (diesel €1.19.9)

4. Topaz, Mounthawk – €1.31.9 (diesel €1.19.9)

5. Texaco, Oakpark – €1.32.9 (diesel €1.22.9)

• Prices correct as of 12pm on Tuesday morning.