Archived edition
UK Fuel Price Index
National and regional petrol and diesel averages for the week beginning 3 August 2026, measured across 6,460 UK forecourts. Free to cite and reuse with attribution.
Petrol, UK average
161.9p
▲ +1.2p week on week
Diesel, UK average
182.0p
▲ +2.0p week on week
Cheapest region
Greater Belfast
153.5p petrol
Most expensive region
Highlands and Islands
163.6p petrol
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive region is 10.0p a litre - about £5.50 on a 55-litre fill. Within a single town the gap is often wider still; compare stations near you.
Petrol and diesel over time
UK average pence per litre, one point per weekly edition.
Regional comparison
Download CSVAverages by region for the week beginning 3 August 2026. Regions with fewer than 20 forecourts reporting are excluded.
| Region | Nation | Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Belfast | Northern Ireland | 99 | 153.5p | 172.9p | -8.4p |
| East of Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 148 | 154.1p | 174.1p | -7.8p |
| North East England | England | 258 | 160.4p | 180.4p | -1.5p |
| South Wales | Wales | 279 | 160.9p | 180.5p | -1.1p |
| Mid Wales | Wales | 23 | 161.0p | 181.0p | -1.0p |
| South of Scotland | Scotland | 76 | 161.0p | 181.0p | -1.0p |
| North West England | England | 710 | 161.1p | 181.2p | -0.8p |
| East Midlands | England | 470 | 161.5p | 181.0p | -0.5p |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | England | 567 | 161.5p | 182.1p | -0.4p |
| North Wales | Wales | 72 | 162.1p | 181.8p | +0.2p |
| South West England | England | 625 | 162.2p | 181.7p | +0.3p |
| North East Scotland | Scotland | 85 | 162.2p | 182.5p | +0.3p |
| West Midlands | England | 581 | 162.3p | 182.4p | +0.4p |
| Greater London | England | 448 | 162.8p | 183.0p | +0.8p |
| East of England | England | 654 | 162.9p | 182.5p | +0.9p |
| Central Belt | Scotland | 346 | 162.9p | 182.8p | +1.0p |
| South East England | England | 924 | 163.3p | 183.5p | +1.3p |
| Highlands and Islands | Scotland | 95 | 163.6p | 184.6p | +1.6p |
Previous editions
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Methodology
Source. Prices are published by fuel retailers under the CMA open fuel price scheme, introduced after the Competition and Markets Authority's road fuel market study. We collect them throughout the day.
Coverage. This edition covers 6,460 forecourts reporting a usable unleaded price in the week beginning 3 August 2026.
Averaging. Figures are the unweighted mean of the price at each forecourt. A site is one observation regardless of how much fuel it sells, so this is an average of prices available, not of fuel purchased. Supermarket-heavy regions will read slightly lower than a volume-weighted measure.
Exclusions. Prices below 100p or above 300p a litre are excluded as data errors - a handful of sites report in pounds rather than pence. Records not updated within 30 days of the most recent feed update are excluded as stale. Regions with fewer than 20 reporting forecourts are omitted from the regional table.
Regions. Forecourts are assigned to a region from their postcode using ONS geography. Region boundaries follow the standard statistical regions of England plus Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Revisions. Each edition is a snapshot taken at the start of the week and is not revised afterwards. If a retailer corrects a price later, the correction appears in the following edition rather than changing a published one.
Using this data
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