# Cheapest Fuel

> Live petrol and diesel prices from every UK forecourt, from the UK government's Fuel Finder scheme, refreshed twice a day. Search by postcode, or browse prices by town, region, brand and station.

Data last updated 17:30 today (UK time). UK average today: petrol (E10) 174.2p a litre, diesel (B7) 199.2p, across 7,554 forecourts. Prices are in pence per litre. Each forecourt reports its own prices, and every page shows when they were reported.

## Main pages

- [UK fuel prices today](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices): national averages, regions, brands, cheapest stations
- [Fuel prices by town](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/towns): every UK town with a forecourt, e.g. https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/manchester
- Fuel prices by county, e.g. https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/county/west-yorkshire, and by motorway, e.g. https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/motorway/m6
- Station pages with prices, opening hours and facilities, e.g. https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/brand/costco lists every Costco forecourt
- [UK fuel price history since 2003](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/history): government weekly averages, record highs, tax share
- [Fuel cost calculator](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-cost-calculator): journey and fill-up costs at today's prices
- [Find fuel near a postcode](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/find?pc=M11AE): cheapest, best value (fill-up plus drive) or nearest
- [About and methodology](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/about): data source, quality checks, how rankings work

## Guides

- [E10 or E5: which petrol should you buy?](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/e10-vs-e5): What E10 and E5 are, which cars can use each, and why most drivers can save money with standard unleaded.
- [Why is supermarket fuel usually cheaper?](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/why-is-supermarket-fuel-cheaper): Why Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Costco forecourts tend to undercut other stations, and how much that saves on a tank.
- [Is it worth driving further for cheaper fuel?](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/is-it-worth-driving-further-for-cheaper-fuel): The maths behind driving further for a cheaper price, with a worked example and a rule of thumb you can use at the pump.
- [Why does diesel cost more than petrol?](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/diesel-vs-petrol-prices): Why a litre of diesel costs more than a litre of petrol in the UK, and what that means if you're choosing a car.
- [What makes up the price of a litre of petrol?](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/what-makes-up-the-price-of-petrol): Where your money goes when you buy a litre of fuel: fuel duty, VAT, the wholesale cost and the forecourt's margin.
- [Why is fuel so expensive at motorway services?](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/motorway-services-fuel-prices): Why petrol and diesel cost more at motorway services, and how to plan a long trip so you fill up somewhere cheaper.
- [How to use less fuel: practical tips that work](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/how-to-use-less-fuel): Practical ways to get more miles from every tank, from tyre pressures and speed to weight, air con and planning your trips.
- [Fuel Finder UK: the government fuel price scheme explained](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/fuel-finder-scheme-explained): What the government's Fuel Finder scheme is, how forecourt prices reach this site, and why a price can occasionally be out of date.
- [Petrol prices on Google Maps: how to see them and what they show](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/petrol-prices-on-google-maps): How to see UK petrol and diesel prices in Google Maps and Waze, where the prices come from, and when a dedicated comparison site is more useful.
- [When will petrol prices go down?](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/when-will-petrol-prices-go-down): What pushes UK petrol and diesel prices up and down, what has happened to prices in 2026, the fuel duty changes scheduled, and how to pay less in the meantime.
- [How to compare petrol prices per litre](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/how-to-compare-petrol-prices-per-litre): How to read pump prices, work out what a difference in pence per litre means on a fill-up, and use a fuel price checker to find the best deal near you.
- [Is super unleaded worth it? Premium petrol and diesel compared](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/guides/is-super-unleaded-worth-it): What super unleaded and premium diesel cost over standard fuel at the same forecourt today, and which cars actually need them.

## Data

- Source: UK government Fuel Finder scheme. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- JSON API (free, no key): https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/api/stations?lat=53.48&lon=-2.24&fuel=E10&radius=10 (fuel E10, E5, B7 or B7P; radius in miles), https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/api/summary. Docs: https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/developers, OpenAPI: https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/openapi.json
- CSV: https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/data/uk-towns.csv, https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/data/towns/{town}.csv, https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/data/uk-weekly-fuel-prices.csv (weekly UK averages since 2003, from DESNZ)
- MCP server (Streamable HTTP, no auth): https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/mcp with tools find_fuel_prices and get_uk_fuel_averages

## Reports

- [UK Fuel Price Index](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-price-index): weekly, every Thursday
- [Council league table](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/councils): every UK council area ranked by price
- [How up to date are UK fuel prices?](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/price-accuracy)
- [Motorway services fuel prices](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/motorway-services): the extra cost vs nearby forecourts
- [Budget 2026 tracker](https://cheapestfuelnearme.co.uk/fuel-prices/budget-2026)