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UK fuel price report: 20 Aug 2026

Diesel costs 182.0p a litre and petrol 161.0p, the typical prices across 7,935 UK forecourts. In a week diesel is unchanged and petrol down 1.0p.

Medians of the prices retailers reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme on 20 Aug 2026: 7,841 forecourts selling petrol, 7,935 selling diesel, compared with 13 Aug 2026. See the latest report.

Petrol

161.0p/L

down 1.0p in a week, up 7.0p in 30 days

Diesel

182.0p/L

unchanged in a week, up 12.0p in 30 days

Diesel at £2 or more

2%

of stations selling diesel

Motorway markup

20.0p/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 2.0p, petrol up 11.0p.

  • 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: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 7 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 8 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 9 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 10 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 11 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 12 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 13 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 14 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 15 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 16 Aug: 162.0pPetrol (E10), 17 Aug: 161.0pPetrol (E10), 18 Aug: 161.0pPetrol (E10), 19 Aug: 161.0pPetrol (E10), 20 Aug: 161.0pDiesel (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: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 7 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 8 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 9 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 10 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 11 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 12 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 13 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 14 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 15 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 16 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 17 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 18 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 19 Aug: 182.0pDiesel (B7), 20 Aug: 182.0p182.0p161.0p

Biggest moves this week

Council areas whose median price changed most since 13 Aug 2026.

Petrol: biggest risesPetrolWeek
Shetland Islands160.0p+5.0p
Stroud164.0p+4.0p
Bolsover162.0p+2.0p
Dover162.0p+2.0p
Malvern Hills162.0p+2.0p
Petrol: biggest fallsPetrolWeek
Vale of Glamorgan158.0p−3.0p
Islington162.0p−3.0p
Hackney162.0p−3.0p
Ashford165.0p−3.0p
Wandsworth163.0p−2.0p
Diesel: biggest risesDieselWeek
Shetland Islands185.0p+6.0p
Derry City and Strabane175.0p+4.0p
Stroud184.0p+4.0p
Haringey185.0p+3.0p
Melton178.0p+3.0p
Diesel: biggest fallsDieselWeek
Charnwood180.0p−3.0p
Tendring180.0p−2.0p
Dartford182.0p−2.0p
Ashford185.0p−2.0p
Staffordshire Moorlands180.0p−1.0p

Cheapest and dearest areas for petrol

CheapestPetrolWeek
Causeway Coast and Glens153.0psame
Derry City and Strabane153.0p+1.0p
Antrim and Newtownabbey154.0p+1.0p
Ards and North Down154.0p−1.0p
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon154.0p+1.0p
DearestPetrolWeek
Tandridge168.0p+1.0p
Broxbourne168.0p−2.0p
St Albans167.0psame
Harlow167.0p−1.0p
Epping Forest167.0psame

Cheapest and dearest areas for diesel

CheapestDieselWeek
Watford173.0psame
Belfast174.0psame
Antrim and Newtownabbey175.0psame
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon175.0p+1.0p
Causeway Coast and Glens175.0p+2.0p
DearestDieselWeek
Isle of Wight190.0psame
Westminster189.0p+1.0p
Monmouthshire189.0p+2.0p
Epping Forest189.0p+1.0p
West Dunbartonshire188.0p+1.0p

Prices by region

RegionPetrolWeekDieselWeek
East Midlands160.0psame182.0p+1.0p
East of England162.0psame183.0psame
London162.0psame184.0psame
North East160.0psame181.0psame
North West160.0psame182.0p+1.0p
Northern Ireland154.0psame175.0psame
Scotland162.0psame184.0p+1.0p
South East162.0p−1.0p184.0psame
South West162.0psame183.0p+1.0p
Wales160.0psame182.0p+2.0p
West Midlands162.0psame182.0psame
Yorkshire and The Humber160.0psame180.0psame

Prices by brand

Brands with 50 or more forecourts, cheapest petrol first.

BrandPetrolWeekDieselWeek
Maxol154.0psame175.0psame
Solo154.0p+1.0p175.0psame
Asda160.0psame180.0psame
Jet160.0psame180.0p−1.0p
Morrisons160.0psame180.0psame
Murco160.0psame182.0p+2.0p
Sainsbury's160.0psame180.0p+1.0p
Tesco160.0psame180.0p+1.0p
Texaco160.0psame181.0p+1.0p
Valero160.0psame183.0psame
EG On The Move161.0p+1.0p183.0p+2.0p
Gulf161.0p+1.0p182.0psame
Pace161.0psame183.0psame
Esso162.0psame183.0psame
BP163.0psame184.0psame
Shell164.0psame187.0p+2.0p

Earlier reports

13 Aug 2026 · 6 Aug 2026 · 30 Jul 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

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