Since June 2003 · official weekly averages
UK petrol and diesel price history
The Government's average pump price for every week since 2003, with fuel duty and VAT shown separately, plus our own daily average across every forecourt since February 2026. To see what moved the price, read the timeline.
Weekly average pump price
- Petrol
- Diesel
Source: DESNZ weekly road fuel prices (volume-weighted UK average, Monday of each week). Latest week of 28 Sep 2026.
Where the pence go: petrol
The pump price split into fuel duty, VAT and everything else (the fuel itself, delivery and the retailer's margin).
- Pump price
- Duty
- VAT
- Product and margin
Live daily average since February 2026
Our plain average across every forecourt with a recent price, from the Fuel Finder data. It comes out a little higher than the official figure, which gives more weight to busy forecourts.
- Petrol (all forecourts)
- Diesel (all forecourts)
Every week, in numbers
Most recent first. Pence per litre.
| Week | Petrol | Diesel | Duty | VAT rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | 173.5p | 197.6p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 172.0p | 195.5p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 168.1p | 190.7p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 164.4p | 186.4p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 161.6p | 183.5p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 161.6p | 182.8p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 161.8p | 182.5p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 162.2p | 182.0p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 159.9p | 179.2p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 156.1p | 174.0p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 152.3p | 167.1p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 150.5p | 164.5p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 149.8p | 164.8p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 151.0p | 167.1p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 153.3p | 172.5p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 155.5p | 176.7p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 158.0p | 181.8p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 158.7p | 184.1p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 25 May 2026 | 158.8p | 185.1p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 18 May 2026 | 157.4p | 186.6p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 11 May 2026 | 156.8p | 188.1p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 4 May 2026 | 156.8p | 188.8p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 157.0p | 189.8p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 157.6p | 191.2p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 158.2p | 192.1p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 154.7p | 186.8p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 148.8p | 176.5p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 144.2p | 166.9p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 140.3p | 158.8p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 135.7p | 149.0p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 132.1p | 142.2p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 131.7p | 141.5p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 131.6p | 141.5p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 9 Feb 2026 | 131.5p | 140.7p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 131.6p | 140.8p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 26 Jan 2026 | 132.0p | 141.3p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 132.6p | 141.8p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 133.4p | 142.6p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 134.9p | 144.2p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 135.3p | 144.6p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 136.2p | 145.5p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 136.8p | 146.1p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 8 Dec 2025 | 136.7p | 146.2p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 136.6p | 146.2p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 136.1p | 145.4p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 135.1p | 144.0p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 134.7p | 143.3p | 53.0p | 20.0% |
Common questions
What is the highest petrol price the UK has ever seen?
The official weekly average for petrol peaked at 191.6p a litre in the week of 4 July 2022, and diesel at 199.2p in the week of 4 July 2022. The latest official weekly average is 173.5p for petrol and 197.6p for diesel (week of 28 Sep 2026).
How much of the petrol price is tax?
Of the 173.5p average, 53.0p is fuel duty and 28.9p is VAT (20% on the duty as well as the fuel), so tax is 81.9p or 47% of the pump price. The remaining 91.6p covers the wholesale fuel, delivery and the retailer's margin.
How have fuel prices changed over the last year?
A year ago petrol averaged 134.2p and today's official weekly figure is 173.5p, a change of +39.3p. Diesel has gone from 142.0p to 197.6p (+55.6p).
Sources: DESNZ weekly road fuel prices (accredited official statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0); UK Government Fuel Finder, through PumpIndex, for the daily series. VAT in pence is worked out from the VAT rate.