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UK fuel price report: 7 May 2026

Diesel costs 189.0p a litre and petrol 157.0p, the typical prices across 5,217 UK forecourts. In a week diesel is down 1.0p and petrol unchanged.

Medians of the prices retailers reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme on 7 May 2026: 5,162 forecourts selling petrol, 5,217 selling diesel, compared with 28 Apr 2026. See the latest report.

Petrol

157.0p/L

unchanged in a week, unchanged in 30 days

Diesel

189.0p/L

down 1.0p in a week, down 1.0p in 30 days

Diesel at £2 or more

2%

of stations selling diesel

Motorway markup

24.0p/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 9.0p, petrol up 7.0p.

  • Petrol (E10)
  • Diesel (B7)
150p160p170p180p190p1 Apr1 MayPetrol (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: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 19 Apr: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 20 Apr: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 28 Apr: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 6 May: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 7 May: 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: 190.0pDiesel (B7), 10 Apr: 192.0pDiesel (B7), 12 Apr: 192.0pDiesel (B7), 13 Apr: 192.0pDiesel (B7), 16 Apr: 192.0pDiesel (B7), 19 Apr: 191.0pDiesel (B7), 20 Apr: 191.0pDiesel (B7), 28 Apr: 190.0pDiesel (B7), 6 May: 189.0pDiesel (B7), 7 May: 189.0p189.0p157.0p

Biggest moves this week

Council areas whose median price changed most since 28 Apr 2026.

Petrol: biggest risesPetrolWeek
Isle of Wight169.0p+7.0p
Shetland Islands165.0p+6.0p
Ceredigion156.0p+5.0p
East Lindsey160.0p+5.0p
Lisburn and Castlereagh155.0p+5.0p
Petrol: biggest fallsPetrolWeek
East Cambridgeshire156.0p−4.0p
Southend-on-Sea155.0p−3.0p
North Warwickshire156.0p−3.0p
Blaby157.0p−3.0p
West Suffolk158.0p−2.0p
Diesel: biggest risesDieselWeek
Shetland Islands189.0p+9.0p
Lisburn and Castlereagh180.0p+5.0p
Isle of Wight194.0p+3.0p
Melton187.0p+3.0p
Test Valley192.0p+3.0p
Diesel: biggest fallsDieselWeek
Scottish Borders182.0p−7.0p
Orkney Islands189.0p−6.0p
Na h-Eileanan Siar190.0p−5.0p
Dartford189.0p−5.0p
Breckland189.0p−5.0p

Cheapest and dearest areas for petrol

CheapestPetrolWeek
Causeway Coast and Glens150.0psame
Mid and East Antrim150.0psame
Belfast151.0p+1.0p
Eastbourne151.0p−1.0p
Erewash151.0p−2.0p
DearestPetrolWeek
Isle of Wight169.0p+7.0p
Shetland Islands165.0p+6.0p
Highland163.0p+3.0p
Brentwood163.0psame
West Lothian162.0p+3.0p

Cheapest and dearest areas for diesel

CheapestDieselWeek
Derry City and Strabane175.0p−1.0p
Causeway Coast and Glens176.0p−1.0p
Mid and East Antrim176.0p+1.0p
Mid Ulster177.0psame
Ards and North Down178.0p+1.0p
DearestDieselWeek
Isle of Wight194.0p+3.0p
Brentwood194.0p−2.0p
West Berkshire193.0psame
North Hertfordshire193.0p+2.0p
Gravesham193.0p+2.0p

Prices by region

RegionPetrolWeekDieselWeek
East Midlands158.0psame189.0p−1.0p
East of England158.0psame190.0psame
London159.0p+1.0p190.0psame
North East156.0psame189.0psame
North West157.0p+1.0p188.0p−1.0p
Northern Ireland152.0p+2.0p178.0p+1.0p
Scotland158.0psame189.0p−1.0p
South East158.0psame190.0p−1.0p
South West158.0p+1.0p190.0psame
Wales157.0p+1.0p188.0psame
West Midlands157.0psame189.0p−1.0p
Yorkshire and The Humber156.0p+1.0p188.0psame

Prices by brand

Brands with 50 or more forecourts, cheapest petrol first.

BrandPetrolWeekDieselWeek
Maxol153.0p+3.0p179.0p+3.0p
Solo153.0p+3.0p178.0p−2.0p
Morrisons154.0psame186.0p−1.0p
Sainsbury's154.0p−1.0p186.0p−2.0p
Tesco154.0psame187.0psame
Asda155.0p−1.0p187.0p−2.0p
EG On The Move156.0psame189.0psame
Texaco156.0psame188.0p−1.0p
Gulf157.0p+1.0p188.0p−1.0p
Jet157.0p+1.0p188.0psame
Murco157.0psame188.0p−2.0p
Valero158.0p+2.0p188.0psame
Esso159.0p+1.0p190.0p−1.0p
Pace159.0p+1.0p189.0p−1.0p
Shell159.0p+1.0p190.0p−1.0p
BP160.0p+2.0p190.0p−1.0p

Earlier reports

28 Apr 2026 · 20 Apr 2026 · 16 Apr 2026 · 7 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/2026-05-07. Ask us for any town’s numbers.

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