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Petrol and diesel prices in Orkney Islands

Prices at 13 forecourts in Orkney Islands, as reported to the UK Government's Fuel Finder scheme. The cheapest unleaded today is 173.9p at Asda Dounby Express Petrol; the cheapest diesel is 190.0p at Marions shop and filling station.

Updated 9 Nov 2026, 03:06Part of Scotland

Cheapest in Orkney Islands now

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Lowest price for each fuel among the forecourts below — each may be at a different forecourt.

Today's prices in Orkney Islands

Averages of every forecourt here with a price reported in the last 30 days, compared with the UK.

Unleaded (E10)

177.3paverage

£8.06 a gallon

8.0p above UK average

Cheapest 173.9p at Asda Dounby Express Petrolreported 6 Nov 2026, 08:14

4 forecourts with a recent price

Diesel (B7)

203.3paverage

£9.24 a gallon

5.6p above UK average

Cheapest 190.0p at Marions shop and filling stationreported 22 Oct 2026, 14:26

13 forecourts with a recent price

Super unleaded (E5)

176.8paverage

£8.04 a gallon

10.5p below UK average

Cheapest 167.9p at Esson's Garage Ltdreported 3 Nov 2026, 11:33

9 forecourts with a recent price

Every forecourt in Orkney Islands, cheapest first

Sort by any fuel. Each price shows when the forecourt reported it.

  • Asda Dounby Express Petrol

    Asda · KW17 2HT · Dounby

    Unleaded
    173.9p6 Nov 2026, 08:14
    Diesel
    199.9p24 Oct 2026, 06:22
    Super
    —
  • Eday Community Enterprise LTD

    Eday Community Enterprise · KW17 2AB · Eday Community Enterprises, Eday, Orkney, Kw17 2ab

    Unleaded
    175.4p20 Oct 2026, 15:38
    Diesel
    203.9p20 Oct 2026, 15:38
    Super
    —
  • Highland Fuels ltd

    Highland Fuels · KW15 1QZ · Highland Fuels Ltd

    Unleaded
    177.9p20 Oct 2026, 09:53
    Diesel
    199.9p13 Oct 2026, 13:45
    Super
    177.9p2 Nov 2026, 15:02
  • W I Rendall Shop

    W I Rendall Shop · KW17 2DH · W I Rendall General Grocers

    Unleaded
    182.1p29 Oct 2026, 12:12
    Diesel
    206.1p29 Oct 2026, 12:12
    Super
    —
  • Esson's Garage Ltd

    Esson's Garage · KW17 2EQ · Essons Garage, Maitland Place, Finstown, Orkney, Kw17 2eq

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    203.9p3 Nov 2026, 11:33
    Super
    167.9p3 Nov 2026, 11:33
  • Isbister Bros Limited

    Isbister Bros · KW16 3LT · Isbister Bros, Quoyloo, Stromness, Kw16 3lt

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    203.3p6 Nov 2026, 16:20
    Super
    174.9p4 Nov 2026, 12:25
  • John M F Groat & Sons LTD

    Independent · KW16 3PG · Anchorfast Buildings

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    216.2p7 Nov 2026, 19:36
    Super
    178.5p7 Nov 2026, 19:36
  • Marions shop and filling station

    Marions shop · KW17 2PR · Essaquoy, Rousay, Orkney, Kw17 2pr

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    190.0p22 Oct 2026, 14:26
    Super
    —
  • Marions shop and filling station

    Marions shop · KW17 2PR · Essaquoy, Rousay, Orkney, Kw17 2pr

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    —
    Super
    —
  • North End Garage

    North End Garage · KW16 3AG · Northend Garage

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    199.9p27 Oct 2026, 11:48
    Super
    177.9p27 Oct 2026, 11:48
  • Olivebank

    Olivebank · KW17 2AF · Olivebank

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    —
    Super
    —
  • Papay community cooperative

    Co-op · KW17 2BU · Papa Westray Hostel, Papa Westray, Orkney, Kw17 2bu

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    —
    Super
    —
  • Sinclair General Stores

    Sinclair General Stores · KW17 2BA · Sinclair General Stores, Sanday, Orkney, Kw17 2ba

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    —
    Super
    —
  • Sutherlands garage

    Stenness garage · KW16 3JY · Sutherland Garage

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    205.0p12 Oct 2026, 09:20
    Super
    178.8p26 Oct 2026, 11:33

    24 hours

  • Thomas Sinclair

    Thomas Sinclair · KW17 2DX · Shoreside

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    210.0p21 Oct 2026, 13:11
    Super
    180.0p21 Oct 2026, 13:11
  • Ticketyboo

    Ticketyboo · KW15 1QY · John G Shearer & Sons

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    204.9p26 Oct 2026, 14:26
    Super
    177.9p20 Oct 2026, 09:42

    24 hours

  • W R Tullock & Sons Limited

    W R Tullock & Sons · KW15 1HD · W R Tullock & Son Ltd

    Unleaded
    —
    Diesel
    199.7p13 Oct 2026, 10:27
    Super
    177.7p20 Oct 2026, 09:06

What the prices say in Orkney Islands

  • Unleaded in Orkney Islands runs from 173.9p to 182.1p — 8.2p apart, or £4.51 on a 55-litre tank.

  • The average unleaded price here is 8.0p above the UK average, and diesel is 5.6p above.

  • In the last 7 days 4 forecourts here changed an unleaded or diesel price 5 times: 3 cuts and 2 rises.

  • 2 forecourts sell fuel 24 hours a day. 24-hour petrol stations near you

Orkney Islands against the UK, day by day

Daily averages from the same forecourts and the same freshness rules as the table.

Unleaded

168p170p172p174p176p178p180p17 Sept15 Oct9 Nov177.3p Orkney Islands169.4p UK
Orkney IslandsUK
Average unleaded price in Orkney Islands and across the UK
DayOrkney IslandsUK
27 Oct177.1p172.8p
28 Oct177.1p172.6p
29 Oct178.3p172.3p
30 Oct178.1p171.9p
31 Oct178.1p171.8p
1 Nov178.1p171.7p
2 Nov178.1p171.4p
3 Nov178.1p171.0p
4 Nov177.8p170.7p
5 Nov177.8p170.2p
6 Nov177.3p169.7p
7 Nov177.3p169.5p
8 Nov177.3p169.4p
9 Nov177.3p169.4p

Diesel

194p196p198p200p202p204p206p17 Sept15 Oct9 Nov203.3p Orkney Islands197.7p UK
Orkney IslandsUK
Average diesel price in Orkney Islands and across the UK
DayOrkney IslandsUK
27 Oct203.9p198.7p
28 Oct203.2p198.6p
29 Oct203.4p198.6p
30 Oct202.1p198.4p
31 Oct202.1p198.4p
1 Nov202.1p198.4p
2 Nov202.1p198.4p
3 Nov202.1p198.3p
4 Nov202.1p198.2p
5 Nov202.1p198.0p
6 Nov202.2p197.9p
7 Nov203.3p197.8p
8 Nov203.3p197.7p
9 Nov203.3p197.7p

Across Scotland as a whole, unleaded averages 170.1p and diesel 199.4p.

Questions about fuel in Orkney Islands

Where is the cheapest petrol in Orkney Islands today?

Asda Dounby Express Petrol (Dounby, KW17 2HT) at 173.9p a litre, reported 6 Nov 2026, 08:14. Next is Eday Community Enterprise LTD at 175.4p. Prices can change before you arrive.

Where is the cheapest diesel in Orkney Islands today?

Marions shop and filling station (Essaquoy, Rousay, Orkney, Kw17 2pr, KW17 2PR) at 190.0p a litre, reported 22 Oct 2026, 14:26. Next is W R Tullock & Sons Limited at 199.7p. Prices can change before you arrive.

What is the average price of petrol in Orkney Islands?

Unleaded (E10) averages 177.3p a litre across 4 forecourts, against 169.4p for the UK as a whole. Diesel averages 203.3p. The averages use only prices reported in the last 30 days.

Which forecourts in Orkney Islands are open 24 hours?

Sutherlands garage and Ticketyboo list 24-hour fuel. Hours come from the retailers themselves; the station pages show each day's times.

How often do fuel prices change in Orkney Islands?

Over the last week, 4 forecourts changed an unleaded or diesel price, 5 times in all (3 cuts, 2 rises). Retailers must report each change to the Fuel Finder scheme within 30 minutes, and FuelWise picks it up at its next read of the feed.

Get told when fuel in Orkney Islands gets cheaper

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Prices are reported by the forecourts themselves to the UK Government's Fuel Finder scheme, which requires every change to be published within 30 minutes. FuelWise reads the feed every 15 minutes and last updated these figures on 9 Nov 2026, 03:06. Each price shows when it was reported; prices older than 30 days and stations that have stopped reporting are left out.

How we calculate averages · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.