Price Pulse · Week ending 1 November 2026
Petrol fell 1.4p and diesel fell 0.3p in the week to 1 November 2026
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 171.8p per litre across 8,000 stations. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 198.4p per litre across 8,143 stations.
Petrol (E10)
171.8p/L
8,000 prices; 7,995 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Diesel (B7)
198.4p/L
8,143 prices; 8,138 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium petrol (E5)
190.1p/L
6,371 prices; 6,369 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium diesel
216.6p/L
4,295 prices; 4,293 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
The week in one sentence
Petrol (E10) fell 1.4p. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 171.8p per litre across 8,000 stations.
30-day movement
The national price line
View the chart as a data table
| Date | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | 174.5p | 199.7p | 7972 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 174.3p | 199.5p | 7982 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 173.9p | 198.9p | 7987 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 173.3p | 198.7p | 7995 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | 171.9p | 198.4p | 7999 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 171.8p | 198.4p | 8000 |
Analysis
What this means for drivers
Petrol (E10) fell 1.4p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 171.8p per litre across 8,000 stations.
Diesel (B7) fell 0.3p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 198.4p per litre across 8,143 stations.
Costco had the lowest retailer petrol average
Its measured average was 164.0p per litre across 22 stations.
Motorway petrol carried a 22.4p premium
That is about £12.32 on a 55-litre fill compared with non-motorway stations.
Supermarket petrol averaged 2.1p less
The measured gap equates to about £1.16 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 | 164.0p | -1.3p over seven days | 22 current / 22 compared |
| Solo | 164.4p | -1.2p over seven days | 6 current / 6 compared |
| Emo | 164.8p | -0.5p over seven days | 18 current / 18 compared |
| Circle K | 164.9p | -1.0p over seven days | 49 current / 49 compared |
| Maxol | 165.0p | -1.1p over seven days | 93 current / 93 compared |
| Nicholl | 165.5p | 0.0p over seven days | 5 current / 5 compared |
| Sainsbury's | 169.7p | -1.5p over seven days | 316 current / 316 compared |
| Morrisons | 169.8p | -1.4p over seven days | 340 current / 340 compared |
| Asda | 170.1p | -1.5p over seven days | 404 current / 404 compared |
| Jet | 170.1p | -1.8p over seven days | 317 current / 317 compared |
| Texaco | 170.5p | -1.2p over seven days | 499 current / 497 compared |
| Total Energies | 170.5p | -1.1p over seven days | 27 current / 27 compared |
| Valero | 170.6p | -1.5p over seven days | 190 current / 190 compared |
| Tesco | 170.8p | -1.3p over seven days | 516 current / 516 compared |
| Applegreen | 170.9p | 0.0p over seven days | 13 current / 13 compared |
| Co-op | 171.3p | -1.0p over seven days | 20 current / 20 compared |
| Essar | 171.6p | -1.4p over seven days | 50 current / 50 compared |
| EG | 171.8p | -1.4p over seven days | 158 current / 158 compared |
| Gulf | 172.1p | -1.3p over seven days | 309 current / 309 compared |
| Esso | 172.2p | -1.7p over seven days | 1,465 current / 1,465 compared |
| Murco | 172.4p | -0.7p over seven days | 177 current / 176 compared |
| Harvest Energy | 173.3p | -1.4p over seven days | 15 current / 15 compared |
| Pace | 173.5p | -1.0p over seven days | 47 current / 46 compared |
| BP | 174.1p | -1.5p over seven days | 1,105 current / 1,105 compared |
| Shell | 174.6p | -1.4p over seven days | 913 current / 913 compared |
| Central Convenience | 175.1p | -2.0p over seven days | 18 current / 18 compared |
| Gleaner | 176.0p | -1.1p over seven days | 28 current / 28 compared |
Local movement
Petrol postcode-area movers
Only areas with at least five like-for-like station prices are shown.
Fastest rising
- No qualifying rises.
Fastest falling
- ZE postcode area-3.4p
- SM postcode area-3.2p
- HA postcode area-2.7p
- CO postcode area-2.5p
- KT postcode area-2.4p
Supermarket gap
2.1p/L
Supermarket petrol averaged this much less than other measured stations, about £1.16 on 55 litres.
Motorway premium
22.4p/L
The measured motorway petrol premium, about £12.32 on a 55-litre fill.