Edinburgh

The cheapest unleaded in town currently starts near 149p per litre. A few outlying forecourts price well above the typical local level, so the average is a better guide here than the extremes.

The supermarket sites, including Sainsburys and Tesco, tend to set the floor for prices here. 17 of the 55 local forecourts are supermarket-run, and the rest split between branded and independent operators.

The low end of the market has recently been held by Costco around Costkea Way. Several of the busier sites sit along New Mart Road and Pentland Road, so you can check them against each other without leaving your usual route.

On average, unleaded here runs a little under the wider Scotland figure. Diesel averages around 179p per litre across the stations listed for Edinburgh.

The comparison covers stations up to roughly 15 km out, which keeps out-of-town supermarkets and bypass sites in the same view as the town centre. Prices in Edinburgh 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.