Price Pulse · Week ending 9 August 2026
Petrol rose 0.9p and diesel rose 1.7p in the week to 9 August 2026
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 161.5p per litre across 7,884 stations. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 181.8p per litre across 7,996 stations.
Petrol (E10)
161.5p/L
7,884 prices; 7,877 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Diesel (B7)
181.8p/L
7,996 prices; 7,984 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium petrol (E5)
178.4p/L
6,298 prices; 6,289 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium diesel
198.7p/L
4,254 prices; 4,250 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
The week in one sentence
Petrol (E10) rose 0.9p. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 161.5p per litre across 7,884 stations.
30-day movement
The national price line
View the chart as a data table
| Date | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2026 | 151.0p | 164.7p | 7824 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 153.0p | 167.9p | 7841 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 157.0p | 174.5p | 7858 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 160.2p | 179.5p | 7874 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 161.5p | 181.8p | 7884 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | 161.5p | 181.8p | 7884 |
Analysis
What this means for drivers
Petrol (E10) rose 0.9p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 161.5p per litre across 7,884 stations.
Diesel (B7) rose 1.7p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 181.8p per litre across 7,996 stations.
Nicholl had the lowest retailer petrol average
Its measured average was 150.3p per litre across 5 stations.
SW postcode area was the fastest-rising petrol area
The postcode-area average increased 1.8p to 163.8p per litre.
Motorway petrol carried a 13.6p premium
That is about £7.48 on a 55-litre fill compared with non-motorway stations.
Supermarket petrol averaged 1.6p less
The measured gap equates to about £0.88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholl | 150.3p | -1.2p over seven days | 5 current / 5 compared |
| Costco | 153.3p | +1.9p over seven days | 21 current / 21 compared |
| Emo | 153.5p | -0.2p over seven days | 14 current / 14 compared |
| Circle K | 154.3p | -0.8p over seven days | 48 current / 48 compared |
| Maxol | 154.3p | +0.3p over seven days | 89 current / 88 compared |
| Solo | 154.9p | -1.0p over seven days | 6 current / 6 compared |
| Applegreen | 158.0p | +1.0p over seven days | 13 current / 13 compared |
| Total Energies | 158.6p | +0.8p over seven days | 10 current / 10 compared |
| Central Convenience | 159.8p | +1.0p over seven days | 18 current / 18 compared |
| Co-op | 159.8p | +2.0p over seven days | 20 current / 20 compared |
| Tesco | 159.8p | +2.4p over seven days | 519 current / 519 compared |
| Texaco | 159.9p | +0.8p over seven days | 525 current / 523 compared |
| Murco | 160.1p | +1.4p over seven days | 169 current / 168 compared |
| Harvest Energy | 160.2p | +1.6p over seven days | 48 current / 48 compared |
| Asda | 160.3p | +1.3p over seven days | 405 current / 405 compared |
| Morrisons | 160.3p | +0.8p over seven days | 340 current / 340 compared |
| Jet | 160.4p | +1.1p over seven days | 310 current / 310 compared |
| Essar | 160.6p | +1.2p over seven days | 45 current / 45 compared |
| Sainsbury's | 160.9p | +1.3p over seven days | 316 current / 316 compared |
| Valero | 160.9p | +0.6p over seven days | 148 current / 148 compared |
| EG | 161.4p | +0.9p over seven days | 147 current / 147 compared |
| Gulf | 161.4p | +0.4p over seven days | 292 current / 292 compared |
| Pace | 161.5p | +1.1p over seven days | 45 current / 45 compared |
| Esso | 162.6p | +1.1p over seven days | 1,457 current / 1,457 compared |
| BP | 163.7p | +0.4p over seven days | 1,097 current / 1,097 compared |
| Shell | 164.0p | +0.3p over seven days | 917 current / 917 compared |
| Gleaner | 164.2p | +0.4p 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
- SW postcode area+1.8p
- HX postcode area+1.7p
- OL postcode area+1.7p
- B postcode area+1.5p
- HG postcode area+1.5p
Fastest falling
- CA postcode area-0.6p
- PH postcode area-0.5p
- DD postcode area-0.2p
- HS postcode area-0.1p
Supermarket gap
1.6p/L
Supermarket petrol averaged this much less than other measured stations, about £0.88 on 55 litres.
Motorway premium
13.6p/L
The measured motorway petrol premium, about £7.48 on a 55-litre fill.