St Albans

Unleaded currently varies by roughly 10p per litre between the cheapest and dearest forecourts, which is enough to notice on a full tank. Supermarket forecourts from Sainsburys and Asda usually anchor the bottom of the local range.

Supermarkets account for 5 of the 23 stations here, with branded and independent sites making up the remainder. The low end of the market has recently been held by Asda around Redbourn Road.

Forecourts on Redbourn Road and Watling Street carry much of the passing trade, and their prices often move first. The town's unleaded average sits slightly below the East of England norm at the moment.

For diesel, expect an average of roughly 165p per litre locally. The comparison covers stations up to roughly 8 km out, which keeps out-of-town supermarkets and bypass sites in the same view as the town centre.

Prices in St Albans can move mid-week as well as at weekends, so the ordering above is worth a glance even if you always use the same forecourt. The table below carries the exact live figures per station, and alerts can flag a drop at the forecourts you actually use.