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  3. 7 Apr 2026

UK fuel price report: 7 Apr 2026

Diesel costs 190.0p a litre and petrol 157.0p, the typical prices across 7,379 UK forecourts. In a week diesel is up 6.0p and petrol up 4.0p.

Medians of the prices retailers reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme on 7 Apr 2026: 7,357 forecourts selling petrol, 7,379 selling diesel, compared with 31 Mar 2026. See the latest report.

Petrol

157.0p/L

up 4.0p in a week

Diesel

190.0p/L

up 6.0p in a week

Diesel at £2 or more

2%

of stations selling diesel

Motorway markup

24.0p/L

petrol at services vs nearby

Supermarket saving

2.0p/L

petrol at supermarkets vs other forecourts

How prices have moved

UK median price per litre each day since 28 Mar 2026: diesel up 10.0p, petrol up 7.0p.

  • Petrol (E10)
  • Diesel (B7)
150p155p160p165p170p175p180p185p190p1 AprPetrol (E10), 28 Mar: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 31 Mar: 153.0pPetrol (E10), 1 Apr: 154.0pPetrol (E10), 2 Apr: 155.0pPetrol (E10), 5 Apr: 156.0pPetrol (E10), 6 Apr: 156.0pPetrol (E10), 7 Apr: 157.0pDiesel (B7), 28 Mar: 180.0pDiesel (B7), 31 Mar: 184.0pDiesel (B7), 1 Apr: 186.0pDiesel (B7), 2 Apr: 186.0pDiesel (B7), 5 Apr: 189.0pDiesel (B7), 6 Apr: 190.0pDiesel (B7), 7 Apr: 190.0p190.0p157.0p

Biggest moves this week

Council areas whose median price changed most since 31 Mar 2026.

Petrol: biggest risesPetrolWeek
Oadby and Wigston160.0p+8.0p
Bolsover157.0p+7.0p
Clackmannanshire156.0p+7.0p
Fife159.0p+7.0p
Midlothian156.0p+7.0p
Diesel: biggest risesDieselWeek
Blackpool195.0p+12.0p
Basildon190.0p+10.0p
City of Edinburgh190.0p+10.0p
Clackmannanshire187.0p+10.0p
East Suffolk190.0p+10.0p

Cheapest and dearest areas for petrol

CheapestPetrolWeek
Redditch151.0p+4.0p
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon152.0p+2.0p
Ceredigion152.0p+1.0p
Gloucester152.0p+2.0p
Hartlepool152.0p+3.0p
DearestPetrolWeek
Tandridge163.0p+3.0p
Dartford162.0p+5.0p
West Lothian160.0p+5.0p
West Dunbartonshire160.0p+6.0p
West Berkshire160.0p+4.0p

Cheapest and dearest areas for diesel

CheapestDieselWeek
Melton183.0p+3.0p
Rossendale184.0p+4.0p
South Holland184.0p+1.0p
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon185.0p+5.0p
Ceredigion185.0p+2.0p
DearestDieselWeek
Tandridge195.0p+7.0p
Blackpool195.0p+12.0p
Guildford194.0p+7.0p
Dartford194.0p+6.0p
Cheshire East194.0p+6.0p

Prices by region

RegionPetrolWeekDieselWeek
East Midlands157.0p+4.0p190.0p+6.0p
East of England158.0p+4.0p190.0p+6.0p
London157.0p+4.0p190.0p+5.0p
North East156.0p+3.0p190.0p+6.0p
North West156.0p+3.0p190.0p+6.0p
Northern Ireland153.0p+3.0p186.0p+6.0p
Scotland158.0p+4.0p190.0p+5.0p
South East158.0p+4.0p190.0p+6.0p
South West157.0p+4.0p190.0p+6.0p
Wales156.0p+4.0p189.0p+6.0p
West Midlands157.0p+4.0p190.0p+6.0p
Yorkshire and The Humber156.0p+4.0p190.0p+6.0p

Prices by brand

Brands with 50 or more forecourts, cheapest petrol first.

BrandPetrolWeekDieselWeek
Maxol153.0p+3.0p184.0p+4.0p
Solo153.0p+3.0p186.0p+2.0p
EG On The Move154.0p+1.0p185.0p+1.0p
Morrisons155.0p+5.0p188.0p+8.0p
Tesco155.0p+8.0p188.0p+12.0p
Texaco155.0p+3.0p189.0p+4.0p
Asda156.0p+6.0p189.0p+9.0p
Gulf156.0p+4.0p188.0p+4.0p
Jet156.0p+3.0p188.0p+4.0p
Murco156.0p+3.0p187.0p+4.0p
Pace156.0p+4.0p187.0p+5.0p
Sainsbury's156.0p+7.0p188.0p+9.0p
Valero156.0p+3.0p190.0p+4.0p
BP158.0p+4.0p192.0p+6.0p
Esso158.0p+4.0p191.0p+5.0p
Shell160.0p+4.0p195.0p+9.0p

Earlier reports

31 Mar 2026

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/2026-04-07. Ask us for any town’s numbers.

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