Weekly bulletin, 12 to 18 October 2026. Published Monday 19 October 2026.

Petrol prices in the UK: down 0.8p this week to 172.7p

Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 3,420 filling stations in the UK fell 0.8p to 172.7p a litre, while diesel fell 0.9p to 197.9p.

Unleaded average

172.7p

▼ 0.8p since 12 Oct, same 2,102 stations; 3,420 in the average

Diesel average

197.9p

▼ 0.9p since 12 Oct, same 2,252 stations; 3,813 in the average

Stations that changed a price

4,240

of 8,113 seen during the week

Stations with a current price

3,420

unleaded, 3,813 for diesel, price changed in the last 7 days, motorway services left out

Cheapest and most expensive

On Sunday 18 October 2026, prices updated within 30 days, judged against their neighbours.

Cheapest unleaded

157.9p

Maxol Bryansburn, Bangor (BT20 3RQ)

Most expensive unleaded

209.9p

Mackenzie Stores, Portree (IV51 9JS)

Cheapest diesel

181.9p

Yorkgate Centre Superstore - Petrol Filling Station, Belfast (BT15 1WA)

Most expensive diesel

234.9p

Mackenzie Stores, Portree (IV51 9JS)

The last 30 days

Daily averages, in pence per litre. Right-click the image to save it; it is free to publish with a link.

Unleaded and diesel prices in the UK, 30 days to 18 Oct

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Towns in the UK where unleaded moved most

Towns with at least three filling stations, first to last day of the week.

Biggest falls

Town	Stations	Now	Week
Dudley	3	174.5p	▼ 7.7p
Wakefield	4	170.2p	▼ 6.5p
Airdrie	5	172.7p	▼ 3.8p

Biggest rises

Town	Stations	Now	Week
Grimsby	4	170.6p	▲ 5.8p
Hereford	4	175.1p	▲ 2.0p
Ballymena	7	166.9p	▲ 1.1p

Stations that joined or went silent this week

Stations that reported their first price during the week, and stations whose last price came before or during it and that have been silent for 7 days or more since.

Started reporting 6

Junction 23 Lorry Park Ltd, Loughborough, LE12 9BS, 16 Oct
Bishopswood Filling Station, Ross-on-wye, HR9 5QX, 13 Oct
Howies Filling Station, Kilwinning, KA13 6NJ, 13 Oct
Clarke's Fuel Station, Enniskillen, BT92 9HW, 12 Oct
Coll Community Fuel Supplies Ltd, Arinagour, PA78 6SY, 12 Oct
Gotherington Cross Service Station, GL52 8SA, 12 Oct

Stopped reporting 1

Springtown Fuels, Londonderry, BT48 7SE, 13 Oct

A station that stops reporting has not necessarily closed. The full lists: new stations and stations no longer reporting.

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The weekly change compares the same 2,102 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

4,240 of the 8,113 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in the UK on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 157.9p at Maxol Bryansburn, Bangor (BT20 3RQ); the most expensive was 209.9p at Mackenzie Stores, Portree (IV51 9JS), a gap of 52.0p, or £26.00 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 181.9p at Yorkgate Centre Superstore - Petrol Filling Station, Belfast (BT15 1WA).

Among the towns of the UK, unleaded fell most in Dudley (down 7.7p to 174.5p), Wakefield (down 6.5p to 170.2p), Airdrie (down 3.8p to 172.7p) and rose most in Grimsby (up 5.8p to 170.6p), Hereford (up 2.0p to 175.1p), Ballymena (up 1.1p to 166.9p).

"Drivers in the UK paid 0.8p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.40 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the UK is 52.0p, so where you fill up still matters more than when." said Jacky A., editor of fuelpricetoday.co.uk.

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Petrol prices in the UK: down 0.8p this week to 172.7p

Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 3,420 filling stations in the UK fell 0.8p to 172.7p a litre, while diesel fell 0.9p to 197.9p.

The weekly change compares the same 2,102 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

4,240 of the 8,113 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest diesel was 181.9p at Yorkgate Centre Superstore - Petrol Filling Station, Belfast (BT15 1WA).

Source: fuelpricetoday.co.uk, weekly bulletin for the UK, 12 to 18 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W42
Prices are pence per litre, computed from the government's Fuel Finder open data. Free to use with a link to the source.

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How the figures are computed

Each average is the mean of the prices changed in the last 7 days at the filling stations of the UK, motorway services left out and prices more than 25p from the day's median discarded. The cheapest and most expensive stations are judged against the stations within 10 km, so that a typing error cannot top the list. The week runs from Monday to Sunday. Details on how this site works.