Weekly bulletin, 12 to 18 October 2026. Published Monday 19 October 2026.
Petrol prices in March: down 0.5p this week to 172.4p
Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 4 filling stations in March fell 0.5p to 172.4p a litre, while diesel held at 196.1p.
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On Sunday 18 October 2026, prices updated within 30 days, judged against their neighbours.
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The weekly change compares the same 2 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.
3 of the 6 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.
The cheapest unleaded in March on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 169.9p at Sisco Service Station, March (PE15 0RB); the most expensive was 174.9p at Mfg March, March (PE15 8AN), a gap of 5.0p, or £2.50 on a 50-litre tank.
The cheapest diesel was 193.9p at Robinhood Service Station, March (PE15 9PZ).
Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts March 0.3p below the national average.
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Petrol prices in March: down 0.5p this week to 172.4p Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 4 filling stations in March fell 0.5p to 172.4p a litre, while diesel held at 196.1p. The weekly change compares the same 2 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it. 3 of the 6 stations seen during the week changed at least one price. The cheapest unleaded in March on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 169.9p at Sisco Service Station, March (PE15 0RB); the most expensive was 174.9p at Mfg March, March (PE15 8AN), a gap of 5.0p, or £2.50 on a 50-litre tank. The cheapest diesel was 193.9p at Robinhood Service Station, March (PE15 9PZ). Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts March 0.3p below the national average. Source: fuelpricetoday.co.uk, weekly bulletin for March, 12 to 18 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W42/town-march 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 March, 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.