- UK fuel prices
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- 6 Apr 2026
UK fuel price report: 6 Apr 2026
Diesel costs 190.0p a litre and petrol 156.0p, the typical prices across 7,381 UK forecourts. In a week diesel is up 10.0p and petrol up 6.0p.
Medians of the prices retailers reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme on 6 Apr 2026: 7,357 forecourts selling petrol, 7,381 selling diesel, compared with 28 Mar 2026. See the latest report.
Petrol
156.0p/L
up 6.0p in a week
Diesel
190.0p/L
up 10.0p in a week
Diesel at £2 or more
2%
of stations selling diesel
Supermarket saving
2.0p/L
petrol at supermarkets vs other forecourts
Biggest moves this week
Council areas whose median price changed most since 28 Mar 2026.
| Petrol: biggest rises | Petrol | Week |
|---|---|---|
| East Cambridgeshire | 160.0p | +10.0p |
| Harlow | 160.0p | +10.0p |
| Midlothian | 156.0p | +10.0p |
| Oadby and Wigston | 160.0p | +10.0p |
| South Hams | 160.0p | +10.0p |
| Petrol: biggest falls | Petrol | Week |
|---|---|---|
| Shetland Islands | 159.0p | −1.0p |
| Diesel: biggest rises | Diesel | Week |
|---|---|---|
| Clackmannanshire | 187.0p | +18.0p |
| Midlothian | 190.0p | +18.0p |
| Stevenage | 187.0p | +18.0p |
| Eastbourne | 187.0p | +17.0p |
| Dundee City | 187.0p | +16.0p |
Cheapest and dearest areas for petrol
| Cheapest | Petrol | Week |
|---|---|---|
| Redditch | 151.0p | +5.0p |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 152.0p | +2.0p |
| Ceredigion | 152.0p | +2.0p |
| Gloucester | 152.0p | +4.0p |
| Hartlepool | 152.0p | +4.0p |
| Dearest | Petrol | Week |
|---|---|---|
| Tandridge | 161.0p | +5.0p |
| West Lothian | 160.0p | +5.0p |
| West Dunbartonshire | 160.0p | +8.0p |
| West Berkshire | 160.0p | +5.0p |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 160.0p | +6.0p |
Cheapest and dearest areas for diesel
| Cheapest | Diesel | Week |
|---|---|---|
| Melton | 183.0p | +6.0p |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 184.0p | +4.0p |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 184.0p | +4.0p |
| Belfast | 184.0p | +4.0p |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 184.0p | +4.0p |
| Dearest | Diesel | Week |
|---|---|---|
| West Lothian | 193.0p | +8.0p |
| Tandridge | 193.0p | +8.0p |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 193.0p | same |
| Kingston upon Thames | 193.0p | +11.0p |
| Guildford | 193.0p | +10.0p |
Prices by region
| Region | Petrol | Week | Diesel | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | 157.0p | +7.0p | 190.0p | +10.0p |
| East of England | 158.0p | +7.0p | 190.0p | +10.0p |
| London | 157.0p | +5.0p | 190.0p | +9.0p |
| North East | 156.0p | +6.0p | 189.0p | +9.0p |
| North West | 156.0p | +6.0p | 190.0p | +10.0p |
| Northern Ireland | 153.0p | +3.0p | 185.0p | +5.0p |
| Scotland | 158.0p | +7.0p | 190.0p | +9.0p |
| South East | 157.0p | +5.0p | 190.0p | +10.0p |
| South West | 157.0p | +7.0p | 190.0p | +10.0p |
| Wales | 155.0p | +5.0p | 188.0p | +8.0p |
| West Midlands | 156.0p | +5.0p | 190.0p | +9.0p |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 155.0p | +5.0p | 189.0p | +9.0p |
Prices by brand
Brands with 50 or more forecourts, cheapest petrol first.
| Brand | Petrol | Week | Diesel | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxol | 152.0p | +2.0p | 184.0p | +4.0p |
| Solo | 153.0p | +3.0p | 186.0p | +6.0p |
| EG On The Move | 154.0p | +3.0p | 185.0p | +4.0p |
| Asda | 155.0p | +9.0p | 188.0p | +17.0p |
| Gulf | 155.0p | +5.0p | 188.0p | +7.0p |
| Morrisons | 155.0p | +8.0p | 188.0p | +11.0p |
| Murco | 155.0p | +3.0p | 187.0p | +7.0p |
| Pace | 155.0p | +4.0p | 186.0p | +6.0p |
| Tesco | 155.0p | +9.0p | 188.0p | +17.0p |
| Texaco | 155.0p | +5.0p | 188.0p | +8.0p |
| Jet | 156.0p | +6.0p | 188.0p | +8.0p |
| Sainsbury's | 156.0p | +13.0p | 188.0p | +21.0p |
| Valero | 156.0p | +4.0p | 190.0p | +8.0p |
| Esso | 157.0p | +5.0p | 190.0p | +8.0p |
| BP | 158.0p | +6.0p | 191.0p | +9.0p |
| Shell | 160.0p | +5.0p | 194.0p | +11.0p |
Earlier reports
Writing about fuel prices?Use these figures freely: credit “pump’d analysis of Fuel Finder data” and link to https://pumpd.app/fuel-prices/report/2026-04-06. Ask us for any town’s numbers.
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