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Weekly report

UK Petrol and Diesel Prices This Week

Petrol averages 174.1p/L and diesel 198.9p/L at UK stations today. Here is how that compares with recent weeks, and where fuel is cheapest.

Prices updated 16 Oct 2026

Today's UK averages

Average pump price across 8,099 UK stations listing a price, from Fuel Finder station prices.

Unleaded

174.1p/L

Supermarkets
171.3p/L
Other brands
175.2p/L

Diesel

198.9p/L

Supermarkets
196p/L
Other brands
200p/L

Weekly UK averages

GOV.UK's weekly road fuel prices: one UK average for each week, so they can differ slightly from today's station average above.

Latest weekly average and change in pence per litre
FuelWeek starting 12 Oct 2026On last weekOver 4 weeksOver 12 weeks
Unleaded175.3p/LUp 0.4pUp 7.2pUp 23p
Diesel200p/LUp 0.5pUp 9.3pUp 32.9p
Show the last 13 weeks
Weekly UK average prices in pence per litre, newest first
Week startingUnleadedDiesel
12 Oct 2026175.3p/L200p/L
5 Oct 2026174.9p/L199.5p/L
28 Sept 2026173.5p/L197.6p/L
21 Sept 2026172p/L195.5p/L
14 Sept 2026168.1p/L190.7p/L
7 Sept 2026164.4p/L186.4p/L
31 Aug 2026161.6p/L183.5p/L
24 Aug 2026161.6p/L182.8p/L
17 Aug 2026161.8p/L182.5p/L
10 Aug 2026162.2p/L182p/L
3 Aug 2026159.9p/L179.2p/L
27 Jul 2026156.1p/L174p/L
20 Jul 2026152.3p/L167.1p/L

Cheapest and most expensive areas

Average price by county and Northern Ireland district, from recent station prices.

Unleaded

Most expensive

  1. Warwickshire179.4p/L
  2. Highland178.9p/L
  3. Kent177.8p/L

Diesel

Most expensive

  1. Argyll and Bute206.7p/L
  2. Warwickshire202.8p/L
  3. West Lothian202.7p/L
See every area on the UK price map

Find the cheapest fuel near you

Averages hide big local differences. Search by postcode to compare stations near you.

Sources: GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices and GOV.UK Fuel Finder station prices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Prices are in pence per litre (p/L).

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