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UK fuel price report: 16 Apr 2026

Diesel costs 192.0p a litre and petrol 158.0p, the typical prices across 7,465 UK forecourts. In a week diesel is up 2.0p and petrol up 1.0p.

Medians of the prices retailers reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme on 16 Apr 2026: 7,411 forecourts selling petrol, 7,465 selling diesel, compared with 7 Apr 2026. See the latest report.

Petrol

158.0p/L

up 1.0p in a week

Diesel

192.0p/L

up 2.0p in a week

Diesel at £2 or more

4%

of stations selling diesel

Motorway markup

25.0p/L

petrol at services vs nearby

Supermarket saving

3.0p/L

petrol at supermarkets vs other forecourts

How prices have moved

UK median price per litre each day since 28 Mar 2026: diesel up 12.0p, petrol up 8.0p.

  • Petrol (E10)
  • Diesel (B7)
150p160p170p180p190p1 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: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 10 Apr: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 12 Apr: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 13 Apr: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 16 Apr: 158.0pDiesel (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: 190.0pDiesel (B7), 10 Apr: 192.0pDiesel (B7), 12 Apr: 192.0pDiesel (B7), 13 Apr: 192.0pDiesel (B7), 16 Apr: 192.0p192.0p158.0p

Biggest moves this week

Council areas whose median price changed most since 7 Apr 2026.

Petrol: biggest risesPetrolWeek
Bexley162.0p+5.0p
Brighton and Hove162.0p+4.0p
Dumfries and Galloway160.0p+4.0p
Folkestone and Hythe160.0p+4.0p
Gedling159.0p+4.0p
Petrol: biggest fallsPetrolWeek
Rossendale150.0p−3.0p
Preston153.0p−3.0p
Redcar and Cleveland155.0p−2.0p
Nuneaton and Bedworth158.0p−2.0p
Braintree154.0p−2.0p
Diesel: biggest risesDieselWeek
Aberdeen City196.0p+6.0p
Brentwood196.0p+6.0p
Epsom and Ewell192.0p+6.0p
Lambeth192.0p+6.0p
Na h-Eileanan Siar199.0p+6.0p
Diesel: biggest fallsDieselWeek
Cumberland190.0p−3.0p
Southwark190.0p−2.0p
Rochford190.0p−2.0p
Preston187.0p−2.0p
Watford189.0p−1.0p

Cheapest and dearest areas for petrol

CheapestPetrolWeek
Rossendale150.0p−3.0p
Antrim and Newtownabbey153.0psame
Ards and North Down153.0p−1.0p
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon153.0p+1.0p
Belfast153.0p−1.0p
DearestPetrolWeek
Tandridge164.0p+1.0p
Brentwood163.0p+3.0p
Breckland163.0p+3.0p
Oadby and Wigston162.0p+2.0p
North Warwickshire162.0p+3.0p

Cheapest and dearest areas for diesel

CheapestDieselWeek
Rossendale185.0p+1.0p
Causeway Coast and Glens186.0psame
Derbyshire Dales186.0psame
Hartlepool186.0p+1.0p
Melton186.0p+3.0p
DearestDieselWeek
Na h-Eileanan Siar199.0p+6.0p
Tandridge196.0p+1.0p
Islington196.0p+4.0p
Isle of Wight196.0p+4.0p
Brentwood196.0p+6.0p

Prices by region

RegionPetrolWeekDieselWeek
East Midlands158.0p+1.0p192.0p+2.0p
East of England159.0p+1.0p192.0p+2.0p
London159.0p+2.0p193.0p+3.0p
North East157.0p+1.0p191.0p+1.0p
North West157.0p+1.0p191.0p+1.0p
Northern Ireland153.0psame187.0p+1.0p
Scotland159.0p+1.0p192.0p+2.0p
South East159.0p+1.0p193.0p+3.0p
South West158.0p+1.0p192.0p+2.0p
Wales157.0p+1.0p190.0p+1.0p
West Midlands158.0p+1.0p192.0p+2.0p
Yorkshire and The Humber157.0p+1.0p191.0p+1.0p

Prices by brand

Brands with 50 or more forecourts, cheapest petrol first.

BrandPetrolWeekDieselWeek
Maxol153.0psame187.0p+3.0p
Solo153.0psame188.0p+2.0p
Asda155.0p−1.0p189.0psame
Tesco155.0psame189.0p+1.0p
Morrisons156.0p+1.0p190.0p+2.0p
Sainsbury's156.0psame189.0p+1.0p
EG On The Move157.0p+3.0p190.0p+5.0p
Gulf157.0p+1.0p191.0p+3.0p
Jet157.0p+1.0p190.0p+2.0p
Murco157.0p+1.0p190.0p+3.0p
Texaco157.0p+2.0p190.0p+1.0p
Valero158.0p+2.0p192.0p+2.0p
Esso159.0p+1.0p193.0p+2.0p
Pace159.0p+3.0p192.0p+5.0p
BP160.0p+2.0p194.0p+2.0p
Shell160.0psame195.0psame

Earlier reports

7 Apr 2026 · 2 Apr 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/2026-04-16. Ask us for any town’s numbers.

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