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UK fuel price report: 6 Aug 2026

Diesel costs 182.0p a litre and petrol 162.0p, the typical prices across 7,905 UK forecourts. In a week diesel is up 3.0p and petrol up 2.0p.

Medians of the prices retailers reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme on 6 Aug 2026: 7,820 forecourts selling petrol, 7,905 selling diesel, compared with 30 Jul 2026. See the latest report.

Petrol

162.0p/L

up 2.0p in a week, up 12.0p in 30 days

Diesel

182.0p/L

up 3.0p in a week, up 18.0p in 30 days

Diesel at £2 or more

2%

of stations selling diesel

Motorway markup

16.0p/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 2.0p, petrol up 12.0p.

  • Petrol (E10)
  • Diesel (B7)
150p160p170p180p190p1 Apr1 May1 Jun1 Jul1 AugPetrol (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: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 8 May: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 9 May: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 10 May: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 11 May: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 12 May: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 14 May: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 15 May: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 16 May: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 17 May: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 18 May: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 19 May: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 20 May: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 21 May: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 22 May: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 23 May: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 24 May: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 25 May: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 26 May: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 28 May: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 29 May: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 30 May: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 31 May: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 1 Jun: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 2 Jun: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 3 Jun: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 4 Jun: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 5 Jun: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 6 Jun: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 7 Jun: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 8 Jun: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 9 Jun: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 10 Jun: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 11 Jun: 156.0pPetrol (E10), 12 Jun: 156.0pPetrol (E10), 13 Jun: 156.0pPetrol (E10), 14 Jun: 156.0pPetrol (E10), 15 Jun: 156.0pPetrol (E10), 16 Jun: 155.0pPetrol (E10), 17 Jun: 155.0pPetrol (E10), 18 Jun: 155.0pPetrol (E10), 19 Jun: 154.0pPetrol (E10), 20 Jun: 154.0pPetrol (E10), 21 Jun: 153.0pPetrol (E10), 22 Jun: 153.0pPetrol (E10), 23 Jun: 153.0pPetrol (E10), 24 Jun: 152.0pPetrol (E10), 25 Jun: 152.0pPetrol (E10), 26 Jun: 152.0pPetrol (E10), 27 Jun: 151.0pPetrol (E10), 28 Jun: 151.0pPetrol (E10), 29 Jun: 151.0pPetrol (E10), 30 Jun: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 1 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 2 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 3 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 4 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 5 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 6 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 7 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 8 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 9 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 10 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 11 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 12 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 13 Jul: 150.0pPetrol (E10), 14 Jul: 151.0pPetrol (E10), 15 Jul: 152.0pPetrol (E10), 16 Jul: 152.0pPetrol (E10), 17 Jul: 152.0pPetrol (E10), 18 Jul: 153.0pPetrol (E10), 19 Jul: 153.0pPetrol (E10), 20 Jul: 153.0pPetrol (E10), 21 Jul: 154.0pPetrol (E10), 22 Jul: 155.0pPetrol (E10), 23 Jul: 155.0pPetrol (E10), 24 Jul: 156.0pPetrol (E10), 25 Jul: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 26 Jul: 157.0pPetrol (E10), 27 Jul: 158.0pPetrol (E10), 28 Jul: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 29 Jul: 159.0pPetrol (E10), 30 Jul: 160.0pPetrol (E10), 31 Jul: 160.0pPetrol (E10), 1 Aug: 160.0pPetrol (E10), 2 Aug: 160.0pPetrol (E10), 3 Aug: 161.0pPetrol (E10), 4 Aug: 161.0pPetrol (E10), 5 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 6 Aug: 162.0pDiesel (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: 189.0pDiesel (B7), 8 May: 188.0pDiesel (B7), 9 May: 188.0pDiesel (B7), 10 May: 188.0pDiesel (B7), 11 May: 188.0pDiesel (B7), 12 May: 188.0pDiesel (B7), 14 May: 188.0pDiesel (B7), 15 May: 187.0pDiesel (B7), 16 May: 187.0pDiesel (B7), 17 May: 187.0pDiesel (B7), 18 May: 187.0pDiesel (B7), 19 May: 186.0pDiesel (B7), 20 May: 186.0pDiesel (B7), 21 May: 186.0pDiesel (B7), 22 May: 186.0pDiesel (B7), 23 May: 185.0pDiesel (B7), 24 May: 185.0pDiesel (B7), 25 May: 185.0pDiesel (B7), 26 May: 185.0pDiesel (B7), 28 May: 185.0pDiesel (B7), 29 May: 184.0pDiesel (B7), 30 May: 184.0pDiesel (B7), 31 May: 184.0pDiesel (B7), 1 Jun: 184.0pDiesel (B7), 2 Jun: 183.0pDiesel (B7), 3 Jun: 183.0pDiesel (B7), 4 Jun: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 5 Jun: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 6 Jun: 181.0pDiesel (B7), 7 Jun: 181.0pDiesel (B7), 8 Jun: 180.0pDiesel (B7), 9 Jun: 180.0pDiesel (B7), 10 Jun: 179.0pDiesel (B7), 11 Jun: 178.0pDiesel (B7), 12 Jun: 177.0pDiesel (B7), 13 Jun: 177.0pDiesel (B7), 14 Jun: 177.0pDiesel (B7), 15 Jun: 176.0pDiesel (B7), 16 Jun: 175.0pDiesel (B7), 17 Jun: 175.0pDiesel (B7), 18 Jun: 174.0pDiesel (B7), 19 Jun: 173.0pDiesel (B7), 20 Jun: 172.0pDiesel (B7), 21 Jun: 172.0pDiesel (B7), 22 Jun: 171.0pDiesel (B7), 23 Jun: 170.0pDiesel (B7), 24 Jun: 169.0pDiesel (B7), 25 Jun: 168.0pDiesel (B7), 26 Jun: 168.0pDiesel (B7), 27 Jun: 167.0pDiesel (B7), 28 Jun: 167.0pDiesel (B7), 29 Jun: 167.0pDiesel (B7), 30 Jun: 167.0pDiesel (B7), 1 Jul: 166.0pDiesel (B7), 2 Jul: 166.0pDiesel (B7), 3 Jul: 165.0pDiesel (B7), 4 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 5 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 6 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 7 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 8 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 9 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 10 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 11 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 12 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 13 Jul: 164.0pDiesel (B7), 14 Jul: 165.0pDiesel (B7), 15 Jul: 166.0pDiesel (B7), 16 Jul: 166.0pDiesel (B7), 17 Jul: 167.0pDiesel (B7), 18 Jul: 168.0pDiesel (B7), 19 Jul: 168.0pDiesel (B7), 20 Jul: 169.0pDiesel (B7), 21 Jul: 170.0pDiesel (B7), 22 Jul: 171.0pDiesel (B7), 23 Jul: 172.0pDiesel (B7), 24 Jul: 174.0pDiesel (B7), 25 Jul: 175.0pDiesel (B7), 26 Jul: 175.0pDiesel (B7), 27 Jul: 176.0pDiesel (B7), 28 Jul: 177.0pDiesel (B7), 29 Jul: 178.0pDiesel (B7), 30 Jul: 179.0pDiesel (B7), 31 Jul: 180.0pDiesel (B7), 1 Aug: 180.0pDiesel (B7), 2 Aug: 180.0pDiesel (B7), 3 Aug: 180.0pDiesel (B7), 4 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 5 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 6 Aug: 182.0p182.0p162.0p

Biggest moves this week

Council areas whose median price changed most since 30 Jul 2026.

Petrol: biggest risesPetrolWeek
Babergh161.0p+5.0p
Folkestone and Hythe168.0p+5.0p
West Oxfordshire162.0p+5.0p
Basingstoke and Deane162.0p+4.0p
Cardiff163.0p+4.0p
Petrol: biggest fallsPetrolWeek
Westminster163.0p−1.0p
Shetland Islands162.0p−1.0p
Na h-Eileanan Siar166.0p−1.0p
Diesel: biggest risesDieselWeek
Babergh183.0p+6.0p
Bracknell Forest185.0p+6.0p
Brentwood186.0p+6.0p
Brighton and Hove186.0p+6.0p
East Renfrewshire186.0p+6.0p
Diesel: biggest fallsDieselWeek
Melton175.0p−1.0p

Cheapest and dearest areas for petrol

CheapestPetrolWeek
Belfast154.0p+2.0p
Derry City and Strabane154.0psame
Mid Ulster154.0p+1.0p
Antrim and Newtownabbey155.0psame
Ards and North Down155.0psame
DearestPetrolWeek
Broxbourne170.0p+3.0p
St Albans168.0p+3.0p
Folkestone and Hythe168.0p+5.0p
Epping Forest168.0p+2.0p
East Hertfordshire168.0p+3.0p

Cheapest and dearest areas for diesel

CheapestDieselWeek
Derry City and Strabane174.0psame
Watford174.0p+4.0p
Antrim and Newtownabbey175.0psame
Ards and North Down175.0psame
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon175.0psame
DearestDieselWeek
Na h-Eileanan Siar190.0p+4.0p
Isle of Wight190.0psame
Broxbourne189.0p+4.0p
Mole Valley188.0p+4.0p
Breckland188.0p+4.0p

Prices by region

RegionPetrolWeekDieselWeek
East Midlands161.0p+1.0p181.0p+3.0p
East of England163.0p+3.0p183.0p+3.0p
London163.0p+3.0p184.0p+4.0p
North East160.0p+1.0p181.0p+4.0p
North West160.0p+1.0p181.0p+3.0p
Northern Ireland155.0p+1.0p175.0psame
Scotland163.0p+1.0p184.0p+4.0p
South East163.0p+2.0p184.0p+4.0p
South West162.0p+2.0p182.0p+3.0p
Wales162.0p+2.0p181.0p+2.0p
West Midlands162.0p+2.0p182.0p+4.0p
Yorkshire and The Humber160.0p+2.0p180.0p+3.0p

Prices by brand

Brands with 50 or more forecourts, cheapest petrol first.

BrandPetrolWeekDieselWeek
Maxol155.0p+1.0p176.0p+1.0p
Solo155.0p+1.0p175.0psame
Asda160.0p+2.0p180.0p+4.0p
Jet160.0p+2.0p181.0p+3.0p
Morrisons160.0p+2.0p180.0p+5.0p
Murco160.0p+1.0p180.0p+1.0p
Tesco160.0p+3.0p178.0p+3.0p
Texaco160.0p+2.0p180.0p+2.0p
EG On The Move161.0p+1.0p182.0p+3.0p
Gulf161.0p+1.0p182.0p+2.0p
Pace161.0p+1.0p182.0p+2.0p
Sainsbury's161.0p+4.0p179.0p+5.0p
Esso162.0p+2.0p183.0p+3.0p
Valero162.0p+2.0p183.0p+3.0p
BP163.0p+1.0p184.0p+4.0p
Shell164.0p+1.0p185.0p+3.0p

Earlier reports

30 Jul 2026 · 23 Jul 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 · 9 Jul 2026

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