Cheapest petrol and diesel near you, right now
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As of 28 August 2026, the median UK petrol price is 161.9p a litre and diesel is 182.9p, across 8,066 forecourts tracked by Petrol Tracker and updated twice a day. Supermarket forecourts are the cheapest on average at 158.9p a litre and motorway services the dearest at 185.9p.
Today's prices at a glance
What fuel costs across the UK today
The typical price is the middle of every forecourt in the country, so half sell for less and half for more. The range is where most forecourts sit.
- 8,066 forecourts covered
- 4,187 open 24 hours
- 53% of petrol prices set in the last 7 days
- 2 price updates a day
Where petrol is cheapest today
Twenty cities, ranked by their typical petrol price
Typical petrol today runs from 154.9p around Belfast to 163.9p around Southampton, a gap of £4.95 on a 55 litre tank. Each row is the median of every forecourt in those postcode areas, which reach beyond the city itself, with the single cheapest petrol price we can see in the area.
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| # | City and postcode areas | Typical petrol | Typical diesel | Cheapest petrol we can see | Search there |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast BT postcodes | 154.9p | 176.9p | 145.0p Begleys Mace, BT70 2QX | |
| 2 | Leeds LS postcodes | 158.9p | 180.9p | 151.9p Costco Wholesale Leeds (members only), LS10 1BG | |
| 3 | Nottingham NG postcodes | 159.7p | 181.9p | 150.9p EG Long Eaton PFS, NG10 3JX | |
| 4 | Birmingham B postcodes | 159.9p | 183.5p | 151.9p Costco Wholesale Birmingham (members only), B7 5SA | |
| 5 | Manchester M postcodes | 159.9p | 181.9p | 149.9p Mauldeth Service Station, M21 7RF | |
| 6 | Liverpool L postcodes | 159.9p | 181.9p | 151.9p Costco Wholesale Liverpool (members only), L3 7HY | |
| 7 | Sheffield S postcodes | 159.9p | 182.9p | 154.9p Costco Wholesale Sheffield (members only), S9 4WU | |
| 8 | Cardiff CF postcodes | 159.9p | 181.9p | 155.9p MFG Morrisons Bargoed, CF81 8YD | |
| 9 | Swansea SA postcodes | 159.9p | 181.9p | 153.9p O C Davies & Son Ltd, SA43 1SB | |
| 10 | Norwich NR postcodes | 161.8p | 182.9p | 155.6p Kessingland Petrol Station, NR33 7QQ | |
| 11 | London E, EC, N, NW, SE, SW, W, WC postcodes | 161.9p | 184.9p | 151.9p Greenman Service Station, E11 1PP | |
| 12 | Edinburgh EH postcodes | 161.9p | 183.9p | 151.9p Costco Wholesale Edinburgh (members only), EH20 9BY | |
| 13 | Bristol BS postcodes | 161.9p | 182.9p | 154.7p Southville Service Station, BS3 1RN | |
| 14 | Newcastle NE postcodes | 161.9p | 183.9p | 152.7p Asda Boldon Supercentre, NE35 9AR | |
| 15 | Leicester LE postcodes | 161.9p | 182.9p | 153.9p Costco Wholesale Leicester (members only), LE4 8PH | |
| 16 | Coventry CV postcodes | 161.9p | 182.9p | 153.9p Costco Wholesale Coventry (members only), CV4 9AQ | |
| 17 | Plymouth PL postcodes | 161.9p | 183.9p | 157.9p Asda Launceston Express Petrol, PL15 7AU | |
| 18 | Glasgow G postcodes | 162.9p | 185.0p | 155.9p Costco Wholesale Glasgow (members only), G21 1YX | |
| 19 | Aberdeen AB postcodes | 162.9p | 185.9p | 151.9p Costco Wholesale Aberdeen (members only), AB32 6UF | |
| 20 | Southampton SO postcodes | 163.9p | 185.9p | 155.9p Costco Wholesale Southampton (members only), SO15 8TA |
Cheapest means the lowest petrol price we can see in that area right now. Costco forecourts are members only. The search buttons run the postcode search for the city centre.
Supermarket, independent or motorway
The kind of forecourt matters more than the brand on the sign
Supermarkets are usually cheapest and motorway services dearest by a wide margin. Here is that gap today, from every forecourt's own price.
Typical E10 petrol price for each kind of forecourt, with diesel alongside.
What you are paying for
What is in a litre of petrol
On today's typical 161.9p litre of petrol, 52.95p is fuel duty and 26.98p is VAT, so about 49% of what you pay is tax. Duty stays at 52.95p until 31 December 2026, then rises to 55.95p on 1 January 2027 and 57.95p on 1 March 2027, and VAT is charged on the duty too. The rest covers the fuel itself, delivery and the forecourt's margin, which is where the local spread comes from.
Duty rates from HM Treasury's amended fuel duty rates for 2026 to 2027. VAT is 20%, so one sixth of the pump price.
What could you save?
A few pence a litre adds up faster than you think
Based on today's typical price against the cheapest tenth of forecourts nationally.
by filling up at the cheaper forecourts near you instead of the typical one.
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Petrol, diesel, super unleaded or premium diesel. Every forecourt within five miles is ranked against its neighbours, green for the cheapest through to red for the dearest.
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Each price shows when the forecourt set it. Sort by freshest if you want the prices that moved most recently.
Why the spread near you is bigger than you think
The competition regulator's monitoring found persistent gaps between the cheapest and dearest forecourts in the same area, with supermarkets usually cheapest and motorway services dearest by a wide margin. On a 55 litre tank, a 10p a litre spread is £5.50 every fill. The search shows your local spread plainly. CMA monitoring
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Questions
Straight answers
How often are the prices updated?
Twice a day, every day. Forecourts have to report a price change within 30 minutes, and Petrol Tracker rebuilds every price on the site from each update. The figures on this page were updated at 10:00 on 28 August 2026.
Why does a price near me look wrong?
Every price is the forecourt's own, shown with the time it set it. If the pole sign says something different, the forecourt has not reported the change yet, which it is required to do. Tell the forecourt, and email corrections@petroltracker.co.uk so we can check.
Which forecourts are included?
All 8,066 registered UK forecourts, including supermarkets, motorway services and independents. Forecourts that are temporarily closed are left out until they reopen. The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not covered.
What do E10, E5, B7 and premium diesel mean?
E10 is standard unleaded with up to 10% ethanol, sold at almost every forecourt. E5 is super unleaded, 97 to 99 octane with up to 5% ethanol. B7 is standard diesel with up to 7% biodiesel. Premium diesel is the additive grade some forecourts sell alongside it. We show each grade separately because the gaps between them vary a lot by site.
Is the cheapest forecourt always the best choice?
Not always. Costco forecourts are members only and are tagged as such. A price that was set weeks ago may be stale, which is why every card shows when it was set and you can sort by freshest. And a 10p saving is worth about £5.50 on a 55 litre tank, so a long detour can cost more in fuel than it saves.
Do you track me or need an account?
No. Your postcode stays in your browser and is never sent to us or stored. There are no accounts, no cookies and no app. We count visits without cookies or personal data, so we can see which pages help. Price alerts are the one thing you can choose to give us an email for, and you can stop them in one click.
What do the price alerts do?
Tell us your postcode district and your fuel, and we email you when the cheapest forecourt near you drops or jumps by a penny or more, with its name and price, plus a short weekly note of the cheapest five in your district. They are free and you can unsubscribe from any email.
Where do the prices come from?
Every forecourt in the UK now has to publish its prices under the government's Fuel Finder scheme, and Petrol Tracker uses that open data directly. Nothing is scraped or estimated. The method page has the detail.