Petrol and diesel prices in Scotland

Average prices in Scotland

Most of the prices behind these averages are more than 3 days old.

From 676 forecourts with a usable price in our price data, updated 3:17am on 2 November UK time.

Cheapest forecourts in Scotland now

Each forecourt's latest price from our price data. A price far from the UK median is left out, and older prices show their age.

Cheapest and dearest towns

The cheapest town for petrol in Scotland is Galashiels, at 164.5p. The dearest is Tobermory, at 186.5p.

Each town covers the forecourts within its page's radius, so towns close together share some. A town needs 5 petrol prices to be listed. Town figures from 2:03am on 2 November.

Counties in Scotland

Across the 31 counties with a petrol average, it runs from 167.2p in East Ayrshire to 176.2p in Argyll and Bute.

A dash means fewer than 5 prices to average. Each forecourt counts once, in the county of its nearest town.

Supermarkets against the major brands

Supermarket petrol averages 170.7p over 160 forecourts in Scotland, 1.6p cheaper than the major brands' 172.3p over 402.

Supermarket diesel averages 196.0p over 137 forecourts in Scotland, 4.2p cheaper than the major brands' 200.2p over 353.

Most of the prices behind these averages are more than 3 days old.

Compare every brand ·Supermarket fuel against the big brands

Motorway services

Motorway services petrol averages 189.6p over 11 forecourts, 17.3p dearer than the rest of Scotland at 172.3p.

Motorway services diesel averages 212.4p over 6 forecourts, 12.6p dearer than the rest of Scotland at 199.8p.

Fuel prices on every motorway

Diesel against petrol

Diesel costs 27.3p a litre more than petrol in Scotland. That is a gap 0.6p wider than the UK's 26.7p.

Why is diesel more expensive than petrol?

In the monthly report

In September 2026, Scotland was the 2nd dearest of the 12 UK regions for petrol, averaging 171.4p. For diesel it was the joint dearest, at 194.6p.

Read the September 2026 report

Prices in every UK region

Questions about fuel prices in Scotland

What is the average price of petrol in Scotland?

Petrol (E10) averages 172.6p a litre in Scotland, and diesel (B7) 199.9p, from 676 forecourts with a usable price.

Is fuel cheaper in Scotland than the rest of the UK?

Petrol here is 0.9p dearer than the UK average of 171.7p, the 4th dearest of the 12 UK regions. Diesel is 1.5p dearer than the UK average of 198.4p, the 2nd dearest of the 12 UK regions.

Where is the cheapest petrol in Scotland?

The cheapest petrol we list in Scotland is 157.9p a litre at Barrhill Garage in Cumnock. The cheapest town on average is Galashiels, at 164.5p.

Is supermarket fuel cheaper in Scotland?

Supermarket petrol averages 170.7p over 160 forecourts in Scotland, 1.6p cheaper than the major brands' 172.3p over 402.

How these figures work

A forecourt counts in Scotland by the postcode area it is in.

Postcode areas: AB, DD, DG, EH, FK, G, HS, IV, KA, KW, KY, ML, PA, PH, TD, ZE.

Each average uses every forecourt's latest price for the fuel while it is under 30 days old.

A price far from the UK median is counted but left out of the average, and a figure needs at least 5 prices.

Supermarkets and major brands are the groups on our brands page, each brand's own forecourts only. Motorway services are left out of both.

Each forecourt counts once in a county: the county of the nearest town we have a page for, within 20 miles. A county is listed under the region holding most of its forecourts.

Town figures are worked out each night over each town page's radius.

A town in a London borough is listed in London. Any other town is listed by its postcode and county.

Prices more than 3 days old still count, and we say so when most of a figure rests on them.

Every figure here comes from our price data, which explains where the prices come from.