Daily Report · Tuesday, 25 August 2026

UK Fuel Price Index

A daily analysis of petrol and diesel prices across the United Kingdom, drawing on live data from 5,627 forecourts and 412 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)
162.0p / litre
National average across 5,567 stations.
Premium Unleaded (E5)
180.0p / litre
National average across 4,588 stations.
Diesel (B7)
183.9p / litre
National average across 5,601 stations.
Super Diesel
202.9p / litre
National average across 3,249 stations.

What the data shows today

Drivers across the UK are paying an average of 162.0p for a litre of standard unleaded and 183.9p for diesel. That puts diesel 21.9p above petrol on average. The premium unleaded grade (E5) sits 18.0p above standard unleaded, and super diesel adds another 19.0p over the standard diesel grade.

Supermarket forecourts continue to undercut branded sites. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons sell unleaded for an average of 3.6p less per litre than independent and branded competitors such as Shell, BP, Esso and Texaco. The discount holds across all 1,056 supermarket forecourts in the dataset.

On a regional basis, the cheapest place to fill up is Northern Ireland, with an average of 154.8p for unleaded. The most expensive is South East, where drivers pay an average of 163.3p. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive region is 8.5p 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 Ireland178154.8p178.0p
North East197160.5p182.6p
Yorkshire and the Humber771161.1p183.0p
Scotland651161.1p183.6p
North West210161.5p183.4p
East Midlands351162.1p183.7p
Wales312162.2p183.9p
South West655162.3p183.9p
East of England222162.5p184.4p
West Midlands565162.6p184.1p
Greater London530163.0p185.5p
South East898163.3p185.2p

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
1Maxol63153.8p176.4p
2Costco18154.0p174.1p
3SOLO8154.1p176.9p
4Emo5154.7p178.1p
5CIRCLE K15155.2p177.4p
6Solo15156.2p181.0p
7Circle K10156.2p181.0p
8Applegreen5156.4p178.0p
9Go6157.6p178.3p
10Morrisons193158.4p180.0p
11ESSAR20158.8p180.8p
12Tesco380158.9p179.6p
13Sainsbury's193159.2p179.6p
14Jet216159.9p182.2p
15Asda250159.9p180.6p
16Co-op22160.3p181.2p
17Texaco337160.3p182.5p
18Murco92160.6p182.5p
19Valero10160.6p182.7p
20VALERO102160.8p183.3p
21Harvest Energy60161.0p183.3p
22PACE10161.1p186.8p
23Essar9161.3p184.5p
24EG ON THE MOVE140161.4p183.7p
25Gulf172161.7p184.5p

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. 5,627 forecourts across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, representing 412 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, 25 August 2026. Retrieved from https://getcheapfuel.co.uk/fuel-index

Last refreshed: 25/08/2026, 18:06