Weekly bulletin, 12 to 18 October 2026. Published Monday 19 October 2026.
Petrol prices in Preston: down 0.1p this week to 172.0p
Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 16 filling stations in Preston fell 0.1p to 172.0p a litre, while diesel fell 0.6p to 197.2p.
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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 11 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.
15 of the 37 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.
The cheapest unleaded in Preston on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 165.9p at Essar Lea Gate Station, Preston (PR4 0XB); the most expensive was 177.9p at Fishergate Preston Limited, Preston (PR1 8ND), a gap of 12.0p, or £6.00 on a 50-litre tank.
The cheapest diesel was 192.9p at Eg Saddle Inn Pfs, Preston (PR4 0RS).
Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts Preston 0.7p below the national average.
"Drivers in Preston paid 0.1p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.05 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in Preston is 12.0p, 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 Preston: down 0.1p this week to 172.0p Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 16 filling stations in Preston fell 0.1p to 172.0p a litre, while diesel fell 0.6p to 197.2p. The weekly change compares the same 11 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it. 15 of the 37 stations seen during the week changed at least one price. The cheapest unleaded in Preston on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 165.9p at Essar Lea Gate Station, Preston (PR4 0XB); the most expensive was 177.9p at Fishergate Preston Limited, Preston (PR1 8ND), a gap of 12.0p, or £6.00 on a 50-litre tank. The cheapest diesel was 192.9p at Eg Saddle Inn Pfs, Preston (PR4 0RS). Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts Preston 0.7p below the national average. "Drivers in Preston paid 0.1p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.05 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in Preston is 12.0p, so where you fill up still matters more than when." said Jacky A., editor of fuelpricetoday.co.uk. Source: fuelpricetoday.co.uk, weekly bulletin for Preston, 12 to 18 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W42/town-preston 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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Each average is the mean of the prices changed in the last 7 days at the filling stations of Preston, 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.