Average unleaded now
171.0p
UK fuel price trends
The national average petrol and diesel price, captured once a day from official retailer price data since 12 September 2026. The analysis pages below break the same data down by region, by road type and by fuel.
Average diesel now
198.2p
Unleaded, last 7 snapshots
-1.3p
Unleaded, last 30 snapshots
-3.8p
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In more depth
Cheapest petrol by town and region
Every tracked town ranked by average unleaded, and the regions behind them.
Motorway fuel prices
What the services charge against the rest of the country, station by station.
Petrol vs diesel
The diesel premium day by day, and the few forecourts where diesel is cheaper.
Supermarket fuel prices
Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's against everyone else.
Brands moving most across the last 7 snapshots
Change in each brand's average unleaded price between the first and last of our last 7 daily captures, for brands with 5 or more stations reporting.
| Brand | Change | Average now | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Energies | +0.6p | 166.7p | 6 |
| Welcome Break | -3.2p | 193.8p | 29 |
| Harvest | -2.3p | 173.1p | 5 |
| Emo | -2.1p | 163.0p | 16 |
| Solo | -2.1p | 162.3p | 36 |
| Shell | -1.8p | 173.6p | 857 |
Cheapest and dearest towns for unleaded today
Average unleaded across the stations within 10 miles of each town centre. All 160 towns ranked.
| Town | Region | Avg unleaded | Cheapest | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigavon | Northern Ireland | 163.0p | 156.9p | 56 |
| Bangor (NI) | Northern Ireland | 163.1p | 156.9p | 60 |
| Newtownabbey | Northern Ireland | 163.4p | 154.9p | 100 |
| Ballymena | Northern Ireland | 163.6p | 154.7p | 24 |
| Belfast | Northern Ireland | 163.7p | 154.9p | 114 |
| Newbury | South East | 178.0p | 171.9p | 14 |
| Northampton | East Midlands | 176.6p | 165.7p | 32 |
| Isle of Wight | South East | 176.4p | 169.7p | 18 |
| Winchester | South East | 176.2p | 167.9p | 39 |
| Harlow | East of England | 175.7p | 167.9p | 47 |
48 days on record. How we collect this.