Daily Report · Tuesday, 26 May 2026

UK Fuel Price Index

A daily analysis of petrol and diesel prices across the United Kingdom, drawing on live data from 5,775 forecourts and 391 retailers. All prices come directly from the UK Government and are refreshed regularly throughout the day.

National averages today

All prices in pence per litre
Unleaded (E10)
159.4p / litre
National average across 5,716 stations.
Premium Unleaded (E5)
176.5p / litre
National average across 4,705 stations.
Diesel (B7)
184.4p / litre
National average across 5,735 stations.
Super Diesel
204.6p / litre
National average across 3,172 stations.

What the data shows today

Drivers across the UK are paying an average of 159.4p for a litre of standard unleaded and 184.4p for diesel. That puts diesel 25.0p above petrol on average. The premium unleaded grade (E5) sits 17.2p above standard unleaded, and super diesel adds another 20.2p over the standard diesel grade.

Supermarket forecourts continue to undercut branded sites. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons sell unleaded for an average of 4.2p less per litre than independent and branded competitors such as Shell, BP, Esso and Texaco. The discount holds across all 1,277 supermarket forecourts in the dataset.

On a regional basis, the cheapest place to fill up is Northern Ireland, with an average of 155.3p for unleaded. The most expensive is Greater London, where drivers pay an average of 161.2p. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive region is 5.9p per litre.

Regional breakdown

Average prices for each UK region, ranked from cheapest to most expensive for standard unleaded. Coverage varies by region depending on the number of forecourts in the area.

RegionStationsUnleadedDiesel
Northern Ireland165155.3p173.4p
North East208157.8p183.9p
Yorkshire and the Humber771158.0p183.9p
North West201158.2p183.4p
West Midlands539159.1p185.3p
East Midlands396159.4p184.2p
Scotland753159.5p182.1p
South West632159.5p184.6p
Wales286160.0p185.1p
South East900160.5p186.6p
East of England225160.6p185.4p
Greater London554161.2p186.8p

Brand league table

Average unleaded and diesel prices by retailer, ranked from cheapest to most expensive. Brands with at least 5 forecourts in the dataset are included.

#BrandStationsUnleadedDiesel
1Go21149.9p169.9p
2Costco20151.7p178.0p
3SOLO6154.3p173.1p
4Maxol77155.2p173.3p
5Applegreen13155.3p181.8p
6ESSAR20155.8p183.6p
7Sainsbury's281155.9p182.3p
8Asda303156.0p182.9p
9EG ON THE MOVE101156.1p186.0p
10Tesco378156.2p181.8p
11Valero7156.5p182.6p
12Morrisons291156.7p181.0p
13Nicholl6156.7p171.4p
14CIRCLE K18157.1p175.1p
15Co-op8157.9p185.1p
16Solo10158.2p170.2p
17Murco93158.6p184.5p
18Texaco358158.6p183.2p
19Jet242158.6p183.9p
20Spar15159.2p185.7p
21Harvest Energy58159.3p185.4p
22Gulf183159.6p183.9p
23VALERO46159.9p182.8p
24PACE8160.1p182.7p
25Esso1,138160.1p186.3p

Methodology

Data source. All forecourt prices are sourced live from the UK Government, which collects them directly from retailers within 30 minutes of any change at the pump. The data is open and updated continuously throughout the day.

Coverage. 5,775 forecourts across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, representing 391 distinct retailer brands. Stations that are temporarily or permanently closed are excluded.

Quality checks. Prices outside the normal range of 100 to 350 pence per litre are filtered out as data entry errors or placeholder values. Stations missing valid coordinates or with no published price for any fuel type are excluded from the relevant calculations.

Refresh cadence. The dataset is re-synced from the official feed daily, and this report is rebuilt from the latest snapshot every morning.

How to cite this report

GetCheapFuel (2026). UK Fuel Price Index: Tuesday, 26 May 2026. Retrieved from https://getcheapfuel.co.uk/fuel-index

Last refreshed: 26/05/2026, 06:48