Fuel price dashboard
UK petrol and diesel prices
Official UK weekly average pump prices from GOV.UK, checked for updates every few hours. These are national averages, not the price at any single station.
Fuel prices updated: week commencing 12 October 2026 · last successfully checked 19 Oct 2026, 12:28 · GOV.UK / DESNZ: Weekly road fuel prices
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Current snapshot
Updated automaticallyPetrol (unleaded)
175.3p
per litre
Diesel
200.0p
per litre
Updated 12 October 2026. Source: GOV.UK / DESNZ: Weekly road fuel prices (UK weekly average: Week commencing 12 October 2026)
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Petrol and diesel, this week
UK weekly average pump prices, week of 12 October 2026. Published 12 October 2026 by GOV.UK / DESNZ.
Diesel is 24.8p a litre dearer than petrol this week. That is the gap between the two national averages, not a price at any station.
Historical fuel prices
HistoricalUK weekly average pump prices, pence per litre, one point per month (latest week in each month). Source: GOV.UK / DESNZ weekly road fuel prices. Download the full weekly series (CSV)
Regional comparison
Not yet availableRegional prices are not available on this site yet.
The official GOV.UK weekly figures used elsewhere on this site are a single UK-wide average. The government does not publish an official regional breakdown.
Station-level prices are reported by retailers to the government's Fuel Finder open-data scheme. A regional comparison could be calculated from that data once this site is registered for access. We will not show regional figures until then.
Work it out
Petrol and diesel cost calculator
Use your own mileage and fuel economy to estimate what you're actually spending.
Fuel type
Starts at the UK average petrol price, week commencing 12 October 2026 (GOV.UK). Change it to your local price.
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Cost per mile
17.7p
Litres / week
15.2
Per week
£26.56
Per month (average)
£115.11
Per year
£1,381.34
What if petrol rises by 10p a litre?
Your yearly cost would go from £1,381.34 to £1,460.14, an extra £78.80 a year (£1.52 a week). A fall of the same size would save the same amount.
How we calculate this
Litres used = miles ÷ mpg × 4.54609 (the litres in a UK gallon).
Cost = litres × price per litre. Per month is the weekly cost × 52 ÷ 12; per year is the weekly cost × the weeks you drive.
The 10p rise repeats the same sum with the price 10p higher.
Worked example: 100 miles a week at 40 mpg is 100 ÷ 40 × 4.54609 = 11.4 litres. At 175.3p a litre (the latest UK weekly average for petrol) that is £19.92 a week. The numbers in the boxes above are yours to change.
A calculated estimate from the numbers you enter. It doesn't account for driving style, terrain, weather or vehicle condition, and isn't financial advice. Default prices are the latest UK weekly averages from GOV.UK / DESNZ.