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Weekly bulletin, 19 to 25 October 2026. Published Monday 26 October 2026.

Petrol prices in the Motherwell postcode area (ML): down 1.0p this week to 172.8p

Between Monday 19 October 2026 and Sunday 25 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 54 filling stations in the Motherwell postcode area (ML) fell 1.0p to 172.8p a litre, while diesel fell 0.4p to 199.2p.

Unleaded average
172.8p
▼ 1.0p since 19 Oct, same 53 stations; 54 in the average
Diesel average
199.2p
▼ 0.4p since 19 Oct, same 53 stations; 53 in the average
Stations that changed a price
28
of 60 seen during the week
Stations with a current price
54
unleaded, 53 for diesel, price changed in the last 30 days, motorway services left out

Cheapest and most expensive

On Sunday 25 October 2026, prices updated within 30 days, judged against their neighbours.

Cheapest unleaded
169.6p
Hamilton Service Station, Hamilton (ML3 7TN)
Most expensive unleaded
196.9p
Cairn Lodge Services, Lanark (ML11 0RJ)
Cheapest diesel
193.6p
Hamilton Service Station, Hamilton (ML3 7TN)
Most expensive diesel
215.9p
Cairn Lodge Services, Lanark (ML11 0RJ)

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.

Towns in the Motherwell postcode area (ML) where unleaded moved most

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

Biggest falls

TownStationsNowWeek
Coatbridge5170.7p▼ 2.8p
Motherwell4172.8p▼ 1.2p
Wishaw4172.4p▼ 1.2p

Biggest rises

TownStationsNowWeek

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The weekly change compares the same 53 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

28 of the 60 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in the Motherwell postcode area (ML) on Sunday 25 October 2026 was 169.6p at Hamilton Service Station, Hamilton (ML3 7TN); the most expensive was 196.9p at Cairn Lodge Services, Lanark (ML11 0RJ), a gap of 27.3p, or £13.65 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 193.6p at Hamilton Service Station, Hamilton (ML3 7TN).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.7p over the same week, at 173.0p, which puts the Motherwell postcode area (ML) 0.2p below the national average.

Among the towns of the Motherwell postcode area (ML), unleaded fell most in Coatbridge (down 2.8p to 170.7p), Motherwell (down 1.2p to 172.8p), Wishaw (down 1.2p to 172.4p).

"Drivers in the Motherwell postcode area (ML) paid 1.0p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.50 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Motherwell postcode area (ML) is 27.3p, 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 Motherwell postcode area (ML): down 1.0p this week to 172.8p

Between Monday 19 October 2026 and Sunday 25 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 54 filling stations in the Motherwell postcode area (ML) fell 1.0p to 172.8p a litre, while diesel fell 0.4p to 199.2p.

The weekly change compares the same 53 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

28 of the 60 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in the Motherwell postcode area (ML) on Sunday 25 October 2026 was 169.6p at Hamilton Service Station, Hamilton (ML3 7TN); the most expensive was 196.9p at Cairn Lodge Services, Lanark (ML11 0RJ), a gap of 27.3p, or £13.65 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 193.6p at Hamilton Service Station, Hamilton (ML3 7TN).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.7p over the same week, at 173.0p, which puts the Motherwell postcode area (ML) 0.2p below the national average.

Among the towns of the Motherwell postcode area (ML), unleaded fell most in Coatbridge (down 2.8p to 170.7p), Motherwell (down 1.2p to 172.8p), Wishaw (down 1.2p to 172.4p).

"Drivers in the Motherwell postcode area (ML) paid 1.0p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.50 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Motherwell postcode area (ML) is 27.3p, 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 the Motherwell postcode area (ML), 19 to 25 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W43/area-ml
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 30 days at the filling stations of the Motherwell postcode area (ML), 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.