Price Pulse · Week ending 6 September 2026
Petrol rose 3.2p and diesel rose 3.0p in the week to 6 September 2026
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 164.8p per litre across 7,927 stations. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 186.4p per litre across 8,049 stations.
Petrol (E10)
164.8p/L
7,927 prices; 7,917 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Diesel (B7)
186.4p/L
8,049 prices; 8,037 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium petrol (E5)
181.2p/L
6,320 prices; 6,313 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium diesel
203.6p/L
4,265 prices; 4,264 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
The week in one sentence
Petrol (E10) rose 3.2p. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 164.8p per litre across 7,927 stations.
30-day movement
The national price line
View the chart as a data table
| Date | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 161.5p | 181.8p | 7884 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 161.1p | 181.7p | 7894 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 161.2p | 182.5p | 7908 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 161.5p | 183.3p | 7917 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 164.0p | 185.5p | 7926 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 164.8p | 186.4p | 7927 |
Analysis
What this means for drivers
Petrol (E10) rose 3.2p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 164.8p per litre across 7,927 stations.
Diesel (B7) rose 3.0p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 186.4p per litre across 8,049 stations.
Costco had the lowest retailer petrol average
Its measured average was 156.1p per litre across 22 stations.
CR postcode area was the fastest-rising petrol area
The postcode-area average increased 5.3p to 166.6p per litre.
Motorway petrol carried a 21.5p premium
That is about £11.82 on a 55-litre fill compared with non-motorway stations.
Supermarket petrol averaged 3.0p less
The measured gap equates to about £1.65 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 | 156.1p | +1.9p over seven days | 22 current / 22 compared |
| Maxol | 156.1p | +1.3p over seven days | 90 current / 89 compared |
| Solo | 157.7p | +2.0p over seven days | 6 current / 6 compared |
| Circle K | 158.4p | +2.3p over seven days | 49 current / 49 compared |
| Emo | 158.4p | +2.3p over seven days | 17 current / 15 compared |
| Nicholl | 159.5p | +6.6p over seven days | 5 current / 5 compared |
| Total Energies | 160.7p | +1.0p over seven days | 10 current / 10 compared |
| Co-op | 160.8p | +1.6p over seven days | 20 current / 20 compared |
| Applegreen | 160.9p | +1.6p over seven days | 13 current / 13 compared |
| Sainsbury's | 161.1p | +2.0p over seven days | 316 current / 316 compared |
| Essar | 162.1p | +1.3p over seven days | 47 current / 47 compared |
| Murco | 162.1p | +1.0p over seven days | 169 current / 169 compared |
| Jet | 162.5p | +2.1p over seven days | 311 current / 311 compared |
| Tesco | 162.7p | +4.0p over seven days | 516 current / 516 compared |
| Asda | 162.9p | +3.5p over seven days | 405 current / 405 compared |
| Morrisons | 163.2p | +4.3p over seven days | 340 current / 340 compared |
| Pace | 163.3p | +1.4p over seven days | 46 current / 45 compared |
| Harvest Energy | 163.4p | +2.7p over seven days | 46 current / 46 compared |
| Texaco | 163.5p | +3.1p over seven days | 510 current / 510 compared |
| Gulf | 163.8p | +1.4p over seven days | 296 current / 296 compared |
| Valero | 164.4p | +3.3p over seven days | 165 current / 165 compared |
| EG | 164.8p | +1.5p over seven days | 148 current / 148 compared |
| Esso | 165.7p | +3.6p over seven days | 1,458 current / 1,457 compared |
| Central Convenience | 166.1p | -0.9p over seven days | 18 current / 18 compared |
| Gleaner | 166.8p | +2.5p over seven days | 27 current / 27 compared |
| BP | 167.8p | +3.7p over seven days | 1,099 current / 1,098 compared |
| Shell | 169.8p | +4.9p over seven days | 918 current / 918 compared |
Local movement
Petrol postcode-area movers
Only areas with at least five like-for-like station prices are shown.
Fastest rising
- CR postcode area+5.3p
- BH postcode area+4.6p
- DD postcode area+4.6p
- SK postcode area+4.5p
- TW postcode area+4.5p
Fastest falling
- No qualifying falls.
Supermarket gap
3.0p/L
Supermarket petrol averaged this much less than other measured stations, about £1.65 on 55 litres.
Motorway premium
21.5p/L
The measured motorway petrol premium, about £11.82 on a 55-litre fill.