Price Pulse · Week ending 11 October 2026
Petrol fell 0.2p and diesel fell 0.3p in the week to 11 October 2026
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 174.3p per litre across 7,982 stations. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 199.4p per litre across 8,122 stations.
Petrol (E10)
174.3p/L
7,982 prices; 7,973 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Diesel (B7)
199.4p/L
8,122 prices; 8,109 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium petrol (E5)
191.5p/L
6,355 prices; 6,347 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium diesel
217.0p/L
4,290 prices; 4,280 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
The week in one sentence
Petrol (E10) fell 0.2p. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 174.3p per litre across 7,982 stations.
30-day movement
The national price line
View the chart as a data table
| Date | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 168.9p | 190.7p | 7944 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 172.0p | 195.6p | 7961 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 173.6p | 198.5p | 7971 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 174.5p | 199.7p | 7972 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 174.3p | 199.5p | 7982 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 174.3p | 199.4p | 7982 |
Analysis
What this means for drivers
Petrol (E10) fell 0.2p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 174.3p per litre across 7,982 stations.
Diesel (B7) fell 0.3p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 199.4p per litre across 8,122 stations.
Nicholl had the lowest retailer petrol average
Its measured average was 166.3p per litre across 5 stations.
CW postcode area was the fastest-rising petrol area
The postcode-area average increased 0.5p to 176.3p per litre.
Motorway petrol carried a 20.8p premium
That is about £11.44 on a 55-litre fill compared with non-motorway stations.
Supermarket petrol averaged 1.8p less
The measured gap equates to about £0.99 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 | 166.3p | 0.0p over seven days | 5 current / 5 compared |
| Costco | 166.6p | -0.3p over seven days | 22 current / 22 compared |
| Maxol | 166.7p | -0.9p over seven days | 93 current / 93 compared |
| Circle K | 166.8p | -0.6p over seven days | 48 current / 48 compared |
| Solo | 167.1p | -1.1p over seven days | 6 current / 6 compared |
| Emo | 168.9p | -0.8p over seven days | 18 current / 18 compared |
| Total Energies | 172.3p | -0.7p over seven days | 27 current / 27 compared |
| Sainsbury's | 172.5p | -1.3p over seven days | 316 current / 316 compared |
| Texaco | 172.7p | -0.3p over seven days | 505 current / 505 compared |
| Morrisons | 172.9p | -0.8p over seven days | 340 current / 340 compared |
| Asda | 173.0p | -0.3p over seven days | 404 current / 404 compared |
| Jet | 173.1p | -0.3p over seven days | 316 current / 316 compared |
| Applegreen | 173.2p | 0.0p over seven days | 13 current / 13 compared |
| Essar | 173.2p | -0.8p over seven days | 50 current / 50 compared |
| Tesco | 173.2p | -0.1p over seven days | 516 current / 516 compared |
| Murco | 173.3p | -0.2p over seven days | 174 current / 173 compared |
| Valero | 173.3p | -0.4p over seven days | 183 current / 183 compared |
| Co-op | 173.7p | 0.0p over seven days | 20 current / 20 compared |
| Harvest Energy | 173.8p | -1.8p over seven days | 15 current / 15 compared |
| EG | 174.1p | -0.3p over seven days | 158 current / 158 compared |
| Gulf | 174.3p | -0.4p over seven days | 305 current / 303 compared |
| Pace | 174.7p | -0.1p over seven days | 46 current / 46 compared |
| Esso | 175.3p | -0.2p over seven days | 1,463 current / 1,463 compared |
| BP | 176.7p | -0.2p over seven days | 1,105 current / 1,104 compared |
| Shell | 177.1p | +0.5p over seven days | 915 current / 914 compared |
| Central Convenience | 178.0p | +0.3p over seven days | 18 current / 18 compared |
| Gleaner | 178.2p | +0.7p over seven days | 28 current / 27 compared |
Local movement
Petrol postcode-area movers
Only areas with at least five like-for-like station prices are shown.
Fastest rising
- CW postcode area+0.5p
- DY postcode area+0.5p
- DG postcode area+0.5p
- PA postcode area+0.4p
- HG postcode area+0.3p
Fastest falling
- HS postcode area-1.5p
- TD postcode area-1.4p
- ZE postcode area-1.1p
- FY postcode area-0.9p
- CA postcode area-0.8p
Supermarket gap
1.8p/L
Supermarket petrol averaged this much less than other measured stations, about £0.99 on 55 litres.
Motorway premium
20.8p/L
The measured motorway petrol premium, about £11.44 on a 55-litre fill.