UK fuel prices: week of 28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026

UK petrol averaged 174.9p, up 0.7p on the week; diesel averaged 200.1p, up 0.8p on the week. The cheapest city for petrol was Belfast at 167.7p.

National averages

Petrol
174.9p
up 0.7p
Diesel
200.1p
up 0.8p
Super Unleaded
192.4p
up 1.6p
Premium Diesel
218.8p
up 1.5p

Petrol

Petrol averaged 174.9p per litre across 7,846 forecourts, up 0.7p on the previous week. The cheapest forecourt in the country was Carnagh House Valero in Co Armagh at 155.9p, and the most expensive was UNBRANDED in PENRITH at 230.0p. Supermarkets averaged 172.7p, 2.5p cheaper than other forecourts at 175.2p. Motorway services charged 192.8p on average, 17.9p above the national figure. Over the week we logged 5,737 price rises and 1,227 price cuts.

Petrol averages by forecourt type
Supermarkets
172.7p
Other forecourts
175.2p
Motorway services
192.8p
UK average
174.9p +0.7p

Diesel

Diesel averaged 200.1p per litre across 7,957 forecourts, up 0.8p on the previous week. The cheapest forecourt in the country was Carnagh House Valero in Co Armagh at 171.2p, and the most expensive was Steisean Connaidh Chrosabol in Crossapol at 238.8p. Supermarkets averaged 197.8p, 2.9p cheaper than other forecourts at 200.7p. Motorway services charged 214.2p on average, 14.1p above the national figure. Over the week we logged 5,565 price rises and 1,230 price cuts.

Diesel averages by forecourt type
Supermarkets
197.8p
Other forecourts
200.7p
Motorway services
214.2p
UK average
200.1p +0.8p

Super Unleaded

Super Unleaded averaged 192.4p per litre across 6,166 forecourts, up 1.6p on the previous week. The cheapest forecourt in the country was BP at 154.9p, and the most expensive was BP in SOUTHAMPTON at 239.9p. Supermarkets averaged 186.2p, 7.7p cheaper than other forecourts at 193.9p. Motorway services charged 211.3p on average, 18.9p above the national figure. Over the week we logged 4,436 price rises and 640 price cuts.

Super Unleaded averages by forecourt type
Supermarkets
186.2p
Other forecourts
193.9p
Motorway services
211.3p
UK average
192.4p +1.6p

Premium Diesel

Premium Diesel averaged 218.8p per litre across 4,120 forecourts, up 1.5p on the previous week. The cheapest forecourt in the country was Carnagh House Valero in Co Armagh at 184.9p, and the most expensive was BP in LONDON at 249.9p. Supermarkets averaged 211.2p, 7.8p cheaper than other forecourts at 219.0p. Motorway services charged 233.1p on average, 14.3p above the national figure. Over the week we logged 2,511 price rises and 490 price cuts.

Premium Diesel averages by forecourt type
Supermarkets
211.2p
Other forecourts
219.0p
Motorway services
233.1p
UK average
218.8p +1.5p

Petrol prices by city

Cheapest cities

Belfast 165 stations
167.7p −0.1p
Leeds 237 stations
172.9p +0.6p
Bradford 219 stations
173.0p +0.5p
Swansea 71 stations
174.0p +0.8p
Nottingham 167 stations
174.1p +0.8p

Most expensive cities

North Wales 27 stations
178.4p +0.8p
Reading 130 stations
177.6p +0.8p
Milton Keynes 90 stations
177.0p +0.5p
Bournemouth 65 stations
176.9p +0.2p
Exeter 58 stations
176.6p +1.7p

Biggest rises

  • Exeter+1.7p to 176.6p
  • Edinburgh+1.2p to 174.8p
  • Bristol+1.2p to 175.6p

Biggest falls

  • Belfast−0.1p to 167.7p
All 32 cities
CityStationsAverageLast weekChange
Belfast165167.7p167.8pdown 0.1p
Leeds237172.9p172.3pup 0.6p
Bradford219173.0p172.5pup 0.5p
Swansea71174.0p173.2pup 0.8p
Nottingham167174.1p173.3pup 0.8p
Manchester293174.2p173.2pup 1.0p
Newcastle165174.2p173.6pup 0.6p
Liverpool190174.6p173.9pup 0.7p
Cardiff117174.6p173.5pup 1.1p
Edinburgh83174.8p173.6pup 1.2p
Brighton74174.9p173.9pup 1.0p
Sheffield153175.1p174.1pup 1.0p
Plymouth44175.1p174.7pup 0.4p
London547175.2p174.4pup 0.8p
Central Wales15175.3p174.4pup 0.9p
Bristol113175.6p174.4pup 1.2p
Norwich54175.6p175.0pup 0.6p
Birmingham316175.7p174.8pup 0.9p
Stoke94175.8p174.9pup 0.9p
Glasgow175175.9p175.4pup 0.5p
Hull69175.9p175.5pup 0.4p
Aberdeen34175.9p175.3pup 0.6p
Oxford63176.1p175.2pup 0.9p
Leicester105176.3p175.2pup 1.1p
Southampton87176.5p176.1pup 0.4p
Coventry153176.5p175.6pup 0.9p
Cambridge60176.5p175.7pup 0.8p
Exeter58176.6p174.9pup 1.7p
Bournemouth65176.9p176.7pup 0.2p
Milton Keynes90177.0p176.5pup 0.5p
Reading130177.6p176.8pup 0.8p
North Wales27178.4p177.6pup 0.8p

Diesel prices by city

Cheapest cities

Belfast 175 stations
193.2p +0.1p
Edinburgh 84 stations
198.7p +1.3p
Bradford 220 stations
198.9p +0.7p
Leeds 240 stations
199.0p +0.8p
Liverpool 191 stations
199.0p +0.9p

Most expensive cities

Hull 69 stations
202.4p +0.7p
Bournemouth 66 stations
202.2p +0.6p
Reading 130 stations
201.9p +0.7p
Southampton 88 stations
201.5p +0.8p
Cambridge 58 stations
201.4p +0.8p

Biggest rises

  • Exeter+1.5p to 201.2p
  • Edinburgh+1.3p to 198.7p
  • London+1.2p to 201.0p

Biggest falls

  • No city fell this week.
All 32 cities
CityStationsAverageLast weekChange
Belfast175193.2p193.1pup 0.1p
Edinburgh84198.7p197.4pup 1.3p
Bradford220198.9p198.2pup 0.7p
Leeds240199.0p198.2pup 0.8p
Liverpool191199.0p198.1pup 0.9p
Manchester292199.1p198.1pup 1.0p
Swansea70199.5p198.6pup 0.9p
Nottingham169199.6p198.6pup 1.0p
Newcastle165199.8p199.2pup 0.6p
Brighton75199.9p199.1pup 0.8p
Cardiff117200.0p199.1pup 0.9p
Sheffield154200.2p199.2pup 1.0p
Leicester107200.2p199.4pup 0.8p
Plymouth45200.2p199.6pup 0.6p
Stoke97200.4p199.3pup 1.1p
Bristol112200.6p199.8pup 0.8p
Birmingham316200.7p199.8pup 0.9p
Norwich55200.7p200.1pup 0.6p
Oxford63200.8p199.9pup 0.9p
North Wales28200.8p200.0pup 0.8p
Glasgow174200.9p200.2pup 0.7p
London544201.0p199.8pup 1.2p
Milton Keynes90201.0p200.3pup 0.7p
Aberdeen35201.1p201.1punchanged
Central Wales16201.1p200.3pup 0.8p
Exeter59201.2p199.7pup 1.5p
Coventry152201.3p200.7pup 0.6p
Cambridge58201.4p200.6pup 0.8p
Southampton88201.5p200.7pup 0.8p
Reading130201.9p201.2pup 0.7p
Bournemouth66202.2p201.6pup 0.6p
Hull69202.4p201.7pup 0.7p

How this report is produced

Figures cover every forecourt reporting to the UK Government's Fuel Finder scheme with a price updated in the last 30 days. Averages are simple means across stations, not weighted by volume sold. Week-on-week changes compare prices at the end of the week with prices at the start, reconstructed from every logged price change. City figures use stations within 15 miles of the city centre. Journalists are welcome to quote these figures with a link to this page.