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Petrol rose 0.3p and diesel rose 0.2p in the week to 30 August 2026

Unleaded averaged 162.1p at the end of the week and diesel 182.2p. Northern Ireland was the cheapest region for petrol. Forecourts changed prices 14 times: 1 cuts and 13 rises.

Week of 24 August 2026 to 30 August 2026Published 16 Oct 2026, 02:11

The national price line

UK averages at the end of the week against a week earlier.

UK average prices, week to 30 August 2026
FuelA week earlierEnd of weekChangeCheapestForecourts
Unleaded161.8p162.1p0.3p142.9p5,511
Diesel182.0p182.2p0.2p154.9p6,442
Super unleaded179.1p178.6p0.5p145.9p3,067
Premium diesel199.7p200.2p0.5p169.9p2,147

What it means at the pump

  • A 55-litre tank of unleaded

    £89.13

    £0.14 more than a week earlier.

  • Supermarket unleaded averaged 160.0p, 2.6p less than other forecourts off the motorway.
  • Motorway services charged 14.0p more for unleaded than other forecourts — £7.69 on a 55-litre tank.

Regions

End-of-week averages and the change over the week, cheapest petrol first.

Regional averages, week to 30 August 2026
RegionUnleadedChangeDieselChange
Northern Ireland153.4p0.8p174.4p0.3p
Yorkshire and the Humber160.8p0.2p181.4p0.1p
North East160.9pflat181.2pflat
Wales161.2pflat181.3pflat
North West161.3p0.2p181.6pflat
East Midlands161.9p0.2p181.7pflat
West Midlands162.5pflat182.6p0.1p
South West162.6p0.2p182.5p0.3p
London162.9p0.1p183.5p0.1p
Scotland162.9p0.1p183.6p0.2p
East of England163.0pflat183.0pflat
South East163.5p0.1p184.0pflat

Council areas that moved most

Change in the average unleaded price over the week, for council areas with at least 10 forecourts.

Fastest falling

  1. Malvern Hills162.2p2.2p
  2. Elmbridge163.4p1.8p
  3. Chesterfield164.8p1.7p
  4. South Cambridgeshire163.8p1.4p
  5. Derry City and Strabane151.4p1.3p

Fastest rising

  1. Argyll and Bute169.0p4.1p
  2. Chorley167.6p1.9p
  3. Rugby164.1p1.6p
  4. Test Valley163.6p1.3p
  5. Milton Keynes165.8p1.3p

Brands

Brands with at least 20 forecourts, cheapest unleaded first.

Brand averages, week to 30 August 2026
BrandUnleadedChangeDieselChange
Costco153.3p0.1p172.9p0.2p
Maxol154.6pflat176.6p0.6p
Tesco159.6p0.3p178.7pflat
Co-op160.0pflat179.8pflat
Essar160.0p0.4p181.1pflat
Asda160.1p0.2p179.8pflat
Morrisons160.3pflat179.8pflat
Texaco160.8p0.7p180.7p0.4p
Sainsbury's160.9p0.1p179.2pflat
Jet160.9p0.5p181.6p0.3p
Valero161.0p0.2p181.8p1.0p
Murco161.3p0.7p180.9p0.2p
EG On The Move161.6p0.1p181.8pflat
Pace161.8p0.3p184.4p0.9p
Gulf161.8p0.2p182.9p0.2p
Spar162.4p1.1p181.3p0.3p
Esso162.7pflat183.5p0.1p
Shell164.1p0.1p184.8pflat
BP164.5p0.7p184.6p0.2p
Welcome Break174.3pflat196.4pflat

Activity at the pumps

Price changes

14

Unleaded and diesel

Cuts

1

Rises

13

Forecourts that moved

10

Average change +8.3p

The week's biggest single cuts

  1. Mauldeth Service Station · Texaco · Manchester · 29 Aug 2026, 06:49Diesel 181.9p → 178.9p

How this report is made

Every figure comes from FuelWise's record of the prices forecourts report to the government's Fuel Finder scheme. Averages are the mean of all forecourts with a price reported in the 30 days before the day in question, taken at the end of each Sunday; the week runs Monday to Sunday, UK time. The report is written once, the morning after the week ends, and not changed afterwards. Full methodology.

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