Fuel prices by brand today

Average prices at 28 UK fuel brands, not counting motorway services, where prices run much higher. The station counts include them. Updated 10:03pm on 25 September.

Regional brands (marked Northern Ireland) and members-only ones are measured against the UK average like the rest, and left out of the cheapest open to all in GB.

Supermarkets vs the major brands

  • Supermarket unleaded averages 171.3p today, 3.0p cheaper than the major brands' 174.3p.
  • Supermarket diesel averages 195.5p today, 4.0p cheaper than the major brands' 199.5p.

The supermarkets are Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and Sainsbury's (1,488 forecourts); the major brands are Esso, BP, Shell and 14 more (5,188 forecourts). Each figure is an average of forecourts, not of brands, not counting motorway services.

Average prices by brand

Average price per fuel at each UK fuel brand, not counting motorway services, cheapest unleaded first, with each figure's gap to the UK average excluding motorway services
Place Brand Unleaded Diesel
1 Go Cheapest Northern Ireland 31 stations 165.0p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 8.5p cheaper than the UK average 189.9p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 8.7p cheaper than the UK average
2 Costco Members only 22 stations 165.2p 8.3p cheaper than the UK average 188.8p 9.8p cheaper than the UK average
3 Solo Northern Ireland 47 stations 167.0p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 6.5p cheaper than the UK average 193.6p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 5.0p cheaper than the UK average
4 Maxol Northern Ireland 94 stations 167.8p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 5.7p cheaper than the UK average 194.9p 3.7p cheaper than the UK average
5 Circle K Northern Ireland 45 stations 169.1p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 4.4p cheaper than the UK average 194.6p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 4.0p cheaper than the UK average
6 Emo Northern Ireland 18 stations 169.6p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 3.9p cheaper than the UK average 194.7p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 3.9p cheaper than the UK average
7 Tesco Cheapest open to all in GB 513 stations 170.9p 2.6p cheaper than the UK average 195.4p 3.2p cheaper than the UK average
8 Sainsbury's 315 stations 171.2p 2.3p cheaper than the UK average 194.8p 3.8p cheaper than the UK average
9 Morrisons 340 stations 171.6p 1.9p cheaper than the UK average 196.2p 2.4p cheaper than the UK average
10 Asda Asda superstores only 321 stations 171.7p 1.8p cheaper than the UK average 195.6p 3.0p cheaper than the UK average
11 TotalEnergies 36 stations 172.3p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 1.2p cheaper than the UK average 198.3p about the same as the UK average
12 Co-op 21 stations 172.5p 1.0p cheaper than the UK average 196.5p 2.1p cheaper than the UK average
13 JET 312 stations 172.6p 0.9p cheaper than the UK average 198.3p about the same as the UK average
14 (joint) Essar 52 stations 172.7p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 0.8p cheaper than the UK average 197.4p 1.2p cheaper than the UK average
14 (joint) Texaco 498 stations 172.7p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 0.8p cheaper than the UK average 198.3p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago about the same as the UK average
16 Spar 30 stations 172.9p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 0.6p cheaper than the UK average 197.8p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 0.8p cheaper than the UK average
17 Valero 168 stations 173.0p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago about the same as the UK average 199.1p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago about the same as the UK average
18 (joint) Murco 166 stations 173.7p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago about the same as the UK average 198.5p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago about the same as the UK average
18 (joint) Applegreen 13 stations 173.7p about the same as the UK average 198.1p about the same as the UK average
20 EG On The Move 146 stations 174.1p 0.6p dearer than the UK average 199.9p 1.3p dearer than the UK average
21 Esso 1,443 stations 174.4p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 0.9p dearer than the UK average 199.9p 1.3p dearer than the UK average
22 Gulf 292 stations 174.6p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 1.1p dearer than the UK average 200.3p 1.7p dearer than the UK average
23 Pace 47 stations 174.7p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 1.2p dearer than the UK average 200.5p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 1.9p dearer than the UK average
24 BP 1,080 stations 175.1p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 1.6p dearer than the UK average 200.3p 1.7p dearer than the UK average
25 Harvest Energy 10 stations 175.2p 1.7p dearer than the UK average 203.0p 4.4p dearer than the UK average
26 Shell 905 stations 176.0p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 2.5p dearer than the UK average 199.9p 1.3p dearer than the UK average
27 Highland Fuels 23 stations 176.5p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 3.0p dearer than the UK average 201.4p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 2.8p dearer than the UK average
28 Gleaner 27 stations 176.6p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 3.1p dearer than the UK average 200.1p, mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago 1.5p dearer than the UK average
UK average 173.5p 198.6p

The small figures are each brand's gap to the UK average.

UK average excluding motorway services. How we work out the figures

56 figures, marked †, are mostly on prices reported more than 3 days ago.

Unleaded prices by brand over the last 30 days

Each brand's average unleaded price each day, not counting motorway services. The 6 brands with the most forecourts are drawn first; pick others from the key under the chart.

Unleaded prices by brand over the last 30 days. The sentences under the chart say what it shows.
  • Esso unleaded is up 12.4p over the 30 days to 25 September.
  • BP unleaded is up 12.3p over the 30 days to 25 September.
  • Shell unleaded is up 11.2p over the 30 days to 25 September.
  • Tesco unleaded is up 12.2p over the 30 days to 25 September.
  • Texaco unleaded is up 12.3p over the 30 days to 25 September.
  • Morrisons unleaded is up 12.7p over the 30 days to 25 September.

Source: the UK government's Fuel Finder scheme. Each brand's figure averages its forecourts' prices reported in the last 30 days, leaving out motorway services and prices far from what the rest of the UK charges. How we work out the figures