Price Pulse · Week ending 12 July 2026
Petrol rose 0.6p and diesel fell 0.1p in the week to 12 July 2026
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 151.1p per litre across 7,827 stations. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 164.8p per litre across 7,934 stations.
Petrol (E10)
151.1p/L
7,827 prices; 7,816 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Diesel (B7)
164.8p/L
7,934 prices; 7,923 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium petrol (E5)
168.5p/L
6,261 prices; 6,253 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium diesel
185.0p/L
4,221 prices; 4,217 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
The week in one sentence
Petrol (E10) rose 0.6p. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 151.1p per litre across 7,827 stations.
30-day movement
The national price line
View the chart as a data table
| Date | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 156.0p | 177.1p | 7761 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 153.9p | 172.8p | 7783 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 151.7p | 168.1p | 7803 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 150.5p | 165.0p | 7815 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 151.0p | 164.7p | 7824 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | 151.1p | 164.8p | 7827 |
Analysis
What this means for drivers
Petrol (E10) rose 0.6p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 151.1p per litre across 7,827 stations.
Diesel (B7) fell 0.1p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 164.8p per litre across 7,934 stations.
Costco had the lowest retailer petrol average
Its measured average was 142.7p per litre across 21 stations.
AL postcode area was the fastest-rising petrol area
The postcode-area average increased 1.8p to 154.0p per litre.
Motorway petrol carried a 17.6p premium
That is about £9.68 on a 55-litre fill compared with non-motorway stations.
Supermarket petrol averaged 3.6p less
The measured gap equates to about £1.98 on a 55-litre fill.
Retailer watch
Petrol retailer ranking
Current weekly close ranked from lowest to highest, with changes calculated on the same comparison stations.
| Retailer | Average | 7-day | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costco | 142.7p | -0.8p over seven days | 21 current / 21 compared |
| Nicholl | 143.9p | 0.0p over seven days | 5 current / 5 compared |
| Maxol | 144.8p | -0.4p over seven days | 87 current / 87 compared |
| Solo | 145.4p | +1.0p over seven days | 6 current / 6 compared |
| Emo | 145.6p | +0.2p over seven days | 14 current / 14 compared |
| Circle K | 147.0p | +0.3p over seven days | 48 current / 48 compared |
| Applegreen | 147.6p | 0.0p over seven days | 13 current / 13 compared |
| Sainsbury's | 147.8p | +0.6p over seven days | 316 current / 316 compared |
| Tesco | 148.0p | +0.1p over seven days | 519 current / 519 compared |
| Morrisons | 148.1p | +0.9p over seven days | 340 current / 340 compared |
| Co-op | 148.8p | 0.0p over seven days | 20 current / 20 compared |
| Asda | 148.9p | +1.2p over seven days | 405 current / 405 compared |
| Harvest Energy | 149.4p | +0.2p over seven days | 48 current / 48 compared |
| Total Energies | 149.4p | +0.1p over seven days | 10 current / 10 compared |
| EG | 149.6p | +0.6p over seven days | 146 current / 145 compared |
| Jet | 149.6p | +0.2p over seven days | 308 current / 305 compared |
| Texaco | 149.8p | +0.3p over seven days | 540 current / 540 compared |
| Essar | 150.3p | +0.1p over seven days | 43 current / 42 compared |
| Valero | 150.6p | +1.2p over seven days | 124 current / 124 compared |
| Murco | 150.9p | -0.4p over seven days | 164 current / 162 compared |
| Esso | 151.3p | +0.5p over seven days | 1,453 current / 1,453 compared |
| Gulf | 152.1p | +0.1p over seven days | 289 current / 288 compared |
| BP | 153.4p | +0.7p over seven days | 1,098 current / 1,097 compared |
| Pace | 153.5p | -0.4p over seven days | 44 current / 44 compared |
| Shell | 153.9p | +1.7p over seven days | 915 current / 915 compared |
| Central Convenience | 154.6p | -0.1p over seven days | 18 current / 18 compared |
| Gleaner | 157.4p | 0.0p over seven days | 27 current / 27 compared |
Local movement
Petrol postcode-area movers
Only areas with at least five like-for-like station prices are shown.
Fastest rising
- AL postcode area+1.8p
- HD postcode area+1.8p
- HX postcode area+1.8p
- BR postcode area+1.7p
- NW postcode area+1.6p
Fastest falling
- BA postcode area-0.2p
- TQ postcode area-0.2p
- DT postcode area-0.2p
- KY postcode area-0.1p
Supermarket gap
3.6p/L
Supermarket petrol averaged this much less than other measured stations, about £1.98 on 55 litres.
Motorway premium
17.6p/L
The measured motorway petrol premium, about £9.68 on a 55-litre fill.