UK Fuel Prices Live
The cheapest and most expensive petrol & diesel forecourts in the UK right now, plus the biggest 24-hour price movers. Sourced from the UK Government Fuel Finder API covering ~8,000+ stations.
As of Tuesday, 18 August 2026 — 13:43 UK time · Data feed last updated: 18 Aug 2026, 13:39
Headline UK fuel statistics
Live coverage: 8,022 UK forecourts · For media / press use
Biggest Price Movers — Last 24 Hours
Forecourts that have changed price most since yesterday.
📉 Top 10 Biggest Drops
Gulf — HS6 5AA
Pace — IP7 7BN
Shell — CW2 5PS
Esso — IP9 2JT📈 Top 10 Biggest Rises
Gulf — AL2 2JX
Maxol — BT35 8QY
JET — WF12 7QWEsso — CM13 3ENEsso — TD1 2BZGulf — LL68 9TGGulf — DE13 7AXTop 20 Cheapest Forecourts in the UK
The 20 lowest forecourt prices in Britain right now.
| # | Brand | Station | Town / Postcode | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BP | — · DE23 8WL | England | 129.9p | |
| 2 | BP | — · LE18 4TA | England | 130.9p | |
| 3 |  Go | — · BT36 5ED | Northern Ireland | 141.9p | |
| 4 | Ravenspoint Trading Ltd | — · HS2 9QA | Scotland | 142.9p | |
| 5 | Begleys Mace | — · BT70 2QX | Northern Ireland | 145.0p | |
| 6 | Largy Road Filling Station Limited | — · BT42 2RH | Northern Ireland | 145.9p | |
| 7 | JET | — · KA18 2AB | Scotland | 145.9p | |
| 8 |  Spar | — · BT69 6HX | Northern Ireland | 145.9p | |
| 9 | Kelly's Eurospar Maghera | — · BT46 5AB | Northern Ireland | 145.9p | |
| 10 |  Murco | — · B24 8NQ | England | 145.9p | |
| 11 | Shell | — · PA1 1SU | Scotland | 146.9p | |
| 12 | Shell | — · WN7 5PY | England | 146.9p | |
| 13 | Emo | — · BT35 7EE | Northern Ireland | 146.9p | |
| 14 |  Costco | — · M41 7PP | England | 146.9p | |
| 15 | Costco | — · B7 5SA | England | 147.9p | |
| 16 | Baldwins Gate Filling Station | — · ST5 5DA | England | 147.9p | |
| 17 | Campbell Fuel Oils Limited | — · KA1 3LS | Scotland | 147.9p | |
| 18 | Esso | — · TD12 4AE | Scotland | 147.9p | |
| 19 |  Texaco | — · BT15 4EL | Northern Ireland | 148.9p | |
| 20 | Pace | — · IP7 7BN | England | 148.9p |
Top 20 Most Expensive Forecourts in the UK
The pricier end of the market — typically motorway services and remote rural sites.
| # | Brand | Station | Town / Postcode | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Independent | — · BS35 4JB | England | 239.9p | |
| 2 | Skerries Co-operative Society | — · ZE2 9AR | Scotland | 210.0p | |
| 3 | Steisean Connaidh Chrosabol | — · PA77 6UP | Scotland | 204.0p | |
| 4 | Island Carriers | — · TR21 0JY | England | 203.0p | |
| 5 | Independent | — · CA10 1BL | England | 200.0p | |
| 6 | Central Convenience | — · PO32 6JT | England | 199.9p | |
| 7 | Mackenzie Stores Village Shop | — · IV51 9JS | Scotland | 199.9p | |
| 8 | Baildon Moor Garage | — · BD17 6LB | England | 197.9p | |
| 9 | Colonsay Trading Company Ltd | — · PA61 7YW | Scotland | 195.0p | |
| 10 | Cluanie Inn Hotel | — · IV63 7YW | Scotland | 194.9p | |
| 11 | Michael Wicks Garage Ltd | — · PE14 0DG | England | 192.9p | |
| 12 | Highland Fuels | — · KW17 2PR | Scotland | 190.0p | |
| 13 | Shell | — · LU4 8DA | England | 187.9p | |
| 14 | Esso | — · OX27 7RD | England | 186.9p | |
| 15 | BP | — · B92 7AW | England | 186.9p | |
| 16 | BP | — · WR8 0BZ | England | 186.9p | |
| 17 | Esso | — · ML3 6JW | Scotland | 185.9p | |
| 18 | Esso | — · G71 8BG | Scotland | 185.9p | |
| 19 | Esso | — · SA4 0FU | Wales | 185.9p | |
| 20 | Esso | — · B77 5PS | England | 185.9p |
Cheapest by Region
Top 5 cheapest forecourts in each UK nation.
| # | Brand | Station | Town / Postcode | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BP | — · DE23 8WL | England | 129.9p | |
| 2 | BP | — · LE18 4TA | England | 130.9p | |
| 3 | Murco | — · B24 8NQ | England | 145.9p | |
| 4 | Shell | — · WN7 5PY | England | 146.9p | |
| 5 | Costco | — · M41 7PP | England | 146.9p |
Cheapest by Major Brand
Lowest price right now from each major UK fuel retailer.
BP 129.9pJET 145.9pShell 146.9pCostco 146.9pEsso 147.9p
Asda 150.7p
Tesco 150.9p
Sainsburys 150.9p
Morrisons 152.9p
Applegreen 156.9pWhy fuel prices vary so much across the UK
- Motorway services typically charge 15–20p per litre more than nearby off-motorway forecourts. Captive demand, higher rents and longer opening hours all feed into the price.
- Remote and rural sites — including the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides and parts of Northern Ireland — pay more for delivery, with fewer competing forecourts to keep prices honest.
- Supermarket competition is the single biggest factor pulling prices down: towns with a Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's or Morrisons forecourt almost always price below the national average.
- Local clustering matters too. A forecourt with three rival sites within a mile rarely stays the most expensive in town for long.
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About the data: PetrolPrices.co.uk pulls every UK forecourt's current pricing from the official UK Government Fuel Finder API (introduced under the CMA's compulsory fuel price disclosure scheme) every 15 minutes. Stations with implausible prices (below 100p or above 250p per litre) or missing location data are excluded. Daily snapshots are retained for 120 days and used to compute 24-hour, 7-day and 30-day price movements.
Methodology & Data Notes
Data source. All prices come from the UK Government Fuel Finder API, which retailers are legally required to update at least every 30 minutes following the Competition and Markets Authority's intervention into the road fuel market. PetrolPrices.co.uk polls the API every 15 minutes.
Rankings. The "Top 20 Cheapest" and "Top 20 Most Expensive" lists are based on advertised pump prices for E10 (premium unleaded) and B7 (regular diesel). All forecourts in the official feed are eligible — no brand caps or filtering by retailer.
Movers. The 24-hour movers compare each station's current price against its overnight snapshot from approximately 22:00 the previous day. Only changes of 0.5p per litre or more are listed.
Exclusions. Prices below 100p or above 250p per litre are treated as data errors and excluded. Otherwise, every station present in the official API feed is included — under the CMA's compulsory disclosure rules, retailers are required to keep their prices up to date.
Regions. Stations are assigned to England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland based on the postcode area (the leading 1–2 letters).