National benchmark

What is the UK fuel price index today?

PetrolPal's UK fuel price index tracks national petrol and diesel benchmarks from official forecourt fuel price data. Use it to compare today's average prices, cheapest stations, brand differences, and recent price trends before filling up.

Data freshness

Updated 4 Aug 2026, 06:03

Methodology

PetrolPal aggregates official UK forecourt data into national fuel benchmarks. Trend charts are treated as supporting evidence, while the server-rendered summary remains available if chart data is temporarily unavailable.

Citation

Source: PetrolPal, using official UK forecourt fuel price data. Cite: https://petrolpal.co.uk/fuel-price-index

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Official UK fuel data

UK Fuel Price Index

Live national petrol and diesel price benchmarks from PetrolPal, tracking 8,009 UK fuel stations with official government data.

Updated

4 Aug, 06:03

Coverage

8,009 stations

Avg Petrol

161.2p

Unleaded per litre

Avg Diesel

180.9p

Diesel per litre

Cheapest Petrol

114.1p

Lowest tracked E10

Petrol Spread

125.8p

Cheapest to dearest

30-Day Fuel Price Trend

Cheapest Petrol Today

1dimes- leedsdimes- leeds114.1p
2gnhdimes forts124.3p
3EssoHARRISONS ESSO GARAGE WHITBY LIMITED126.9p
4TexacoTEXACO129.9p
5ValeroKINGSWESTON SERVICE STATION129.9p

Petrol Price Distribution

7,813 stations, grouped by 2p bands

114pAvg: 161.2p240p

Average Petrol Price By Brand

CostcoCostco
147.3p
ApplegreenApplegreen
158.0p
TescoTesco
158.7p
TotalTotal
158.7p
AsdaAsda
159.0p
MurcoMurco
159.1p
TexacoTexaco
159.3p
JetJet
159.4p
IndependentIndependent
159.7p
MorrisonsMorrisons
160.0p

Unleaded (E10)

161.2p

7,813 stations

Diesel

180.9p

7,892 stations

Premium Unleaded

178.3p

6,204 stations

Premium Diesel

199.4p

4,166 stations

Use The Fuel Price Index

The PetrolPal UK Fuel Price Index is designed for drivers, journalists, researchers, and publishers who need a stable national fuel-price benchmark. Data is based on official UK Government fuel price feeds and refreshed through PetrolPal's sync pipeline.