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Fuel price index

The most comprehensive analysis of petrol, diesel and other fuel prices across the UK

Page last updated on 21/09/20

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The average price of fuel

These are the average prices that you can expect to pay UK-wide for the major types of fuel. We update these prices weekly.

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Billboard showing average prices of fuel across the UK

114.9p 118.6p 64.3p 128.6p 133.4p 0.0p 0.0p 0.0p 0.0p 0.0p Prices updated from 14/09 to 21/09/20

Cost of filling your car

How much it costs to fill up your car depends on its fuel capacity. Here’s how much it costs to fill three typical tank sizes based on the current average price of fuel.

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How much do you really spend on fuel?

The price of petrol and diesel is always changing, so it helps to save money on fuel where you can.

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Cheapest & most expensive areas

How does the price of fuel in your area fare against the rest of the UK?

Petrol Diesel

Cheapest

112.8p - Sunderland (SR)
112.9p - Dundee (DD)
113.1p - Cleveland (TS)
113.4p - Blackburn (BB)
113.4p - Edinburgh (EH)

Most expensive

125.1p - Lerwick (ZE)
121.9p - West London (W)
119.8p - Outer Hebrides (HS)
119.0p - South West London (SW)
118.9p - East Central London (EC)

Map showing average UK petrol prices by region

Fuel prices over time

The graph below shows petrol and diesel prices over the past year.

Petrol

Diesel

Graph showing changing UK fuel prices over time

Date	Petrol	Diesel
Oct 19	127.7p	131.5p
Nov 19	126.6p	130.5p
Dec 19	125.7p	129.7p
Jan 20	127.1p	131.8p
Feb 20	126.0p	129.8p
Mar 20	122.1p	124.9p
Apr 20	114.0p	117.7p
May 20	109.9p	114.4p
Jun 20	108.7p	113.2p
Jul 20	112.7p	116.7p
Aug 20	114.7p	118.4p
Sep 20	114.9p	118.6p