State of the pump · week 09 of 2026
Petrol up 0.6p to 133.2p, diesel up 0.8p to 142.7p: 23 Feb to 1 Mar 2026
Petrol ended the week at 133.2p a litre on average across UK forecourts, up 0.6p on the week before. Diesel ended at 142.7p, up 0.8p. The figures come from 5,714 forecourts. The cheapest town for petrol was Cookstown at 125.1p. The most expensive was West Berkshire at 146.9p. Supermarkets were 3.9p a litre cheaper than other forecourts for petrol. Motorway services charged 22.3p above the national average.
133.2ppetrol at the end of the week+0.6p on the week · range 132.6p to 133.2p
142.7pdiesel at the end of the week+0.8p on the week · range 142.0p to 142.7p
3.9psupermarket saving on petrolsupermarkets 129.8p · others 133.7p
+22.3pmotorway premium on petrolservices averaged 155.5p
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Cheapest towns
| 1 | Cookstown | 125.1p |
| 2 | Newtownabbey | 125.1p |
| 3 | Downpatrick | 125.2p |
| 4 | Dungannon | 125.3p |
| 5 | Craigavon | 125.4p |
| 6 | Banbridge | 125.5p |
| 7 | Coleraine | 125.6p |
| 8 | Lisburn | 125.6p |
| 9 | Belfast | 125.6p |
| 10 | Londonderry | 125.8p |
Most expensive towns
| 1 | West Berkshire | 146.9p |
| 2 | Eden | 145.4p |
| 3 | North West Leicestershire | 145.1p |
| 4 | Cheshire East | 144.6p |
| 5 | East Hertfordshire | 143.7p |
| 6 | Middleton | 143.1p |
| 7 | Bolsover | 142.7p |
| 8 | South Derbyshire | 141.5p |
| 9 | Broxtowe | 141.1p |
| 10 | Mid Sussex | 140.7p |
Cheapest forecourts
| 1 | Code 2 Mallards Reach, Maidenhead | 110.0p |
| 2 | Code1 3 Mallards Reach, Maidenhead | 110.1p |
| 3 | Costco Wholesale Liverpool 30 Waterloo Road, Liverpool | 116.9p |
| 4 | Costco Wholesale Leeds Leathley Road, Leeds | 119.9p |
| 5 | Essar Brewster Street Service Statrion 64 Brewster Street, Bootle | 119.9p |
| 6 | O'hares Drumaness Ltd Eurospar, Ballynahinch | 120.0p |
| 7 | Newtownbreda Extra - Petrol Filling Station Tesco Stores Ltd, Belfast | 120.9p |
| 8 | Costco Wholesale Coventry 51 Torrington Avenue, Coventry | 121.9p |
| 9 | Crowborough Service Station Crowborough Service Station, Crowborough | 121.9p |
| 10 | Knocknagoney Rd Extra - Petrol Filling Station Knocknagoney Road, Belfast | 121.9p |
Biggest rises
| Great Yarmouth | 131.7p | +4.4p |
| Liverpool | 131.4p | +4.2p |
| West Suffolk | 137.1p | +3.8p |
| Vale of White Horse | 134.8p | +3.3p |
| Stroud | 137.8p | +3.3p |
| Stockport | 133.3p | +2.8p |
| Ipswich | 131.2p | +2.2p |
| Brentwood | 138.3p | +2.2p |
| Surrey Heath | 136.7p | +2.2p |
| Wyre | 136.1p | +1.9p |
Biggest falls
| St. Helens | 130.2p | −5.8p |
| North Northamptonshire | 135.1p | −2.4p |
| Babergh | 130.1p | −2.2p |
| North Norfolk | 134.4p | −2.1p |
| Carlisle | 134.2p | −2.0p |
| Redbridge | 132.2p | −1.5p |
| Barnstaple | 130.6p | −1.5p |
| Uttlesford | 139.9p | −1.4p |
| Dorset | 134.9p | −1.3p |
| Rotherham | 134.7p | −1.2p |
Regions and nations
| Northern Ireland | 125.9p |
| North East | 131.4p |
| Wales | 131.4p |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 132.1p |
| North West | 132.7p |
| West Midlands | 133.1p |
| East Midlands | 133.7p |
| Scotland | 134.1p |
| South West | 134.2p |
| London | 134.4p |
| East of England | 134.4p |
| South East | 134.5p |
Counties: cheapest and most expensive
| Derry City and Strabane | 125.2p |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 125.5p |
| Belfast | 125.6p |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | 125.6p |
| Mid and East Antrim | 125.7p |
| West Berkshire | 142.1p |
| Cheshire East | 139.4p |
| Westminster | 138.1p |
| Highland | 137.8p |
| Slough | 137.3p |
Brands (20+ forecourts)
| 1 | Costco | 125.2p | 25 |
| 2 | Maxol | 126.1p | 45 |
| 3 | Circle K | 127.9p | 29 |
| 4 | Morrisons | 129.8p | 337 |
| 5 | Tesco | 129.9p | 517 |
| 6 | Sainsbury's | 130.0p | 255 |
| 7 | Essar | 130.2p | 36 |
| 8 | Co-op | 130.2p | 22 |
| 9 | Total | 130.6p | 34 |
| 10 | Texaco | 131.2p | 360 |
| 11 | Jet | 131.5p | 235 |
| 12 | Gulf | 131.9p | 209 |
| 13 | Valero | 132.0p | 110 |
| 14 | Murco | 132.5p | 94 |
| 15 | Pace | 133.1p | 28 |
| 16 | Esso | 133.4p | 1099 |
| 17 | Shell | 136.0p | 800 |
| 18 | BP | 136.2p | 896 |
| 19 | Gleaner | 137.1p | 21 |
| 20 | Spar | 137.8p | 22 |
| 21 | Welcome Break | 155.3p | 31 |
diesel
Cheapest towns
| 1 | Downpatrick | 132.9p |
| 2 | Belfast | 133.0p |
| 3 | Lisburn | 133.2p |
| 4 | Carrickfergus | 133.4p |
| 5 | Newtownabbey | 133.4p |
| 6 | Bangor | 133.5p |
| 7 | Coleraine | 133.6p |
| 8 | Londonderry | 133.8p |
| 9 | Banbridge | 133.8p |
| 10 | Dungannon | 133.8p |
Most expensive towns
| 1 | Westminster | 157.0p |
| 2 | West Berkshire | 156.0p |
| 3 | Medway | 155.7p |
| 4 | Shetland | 154.6p |
| 5 | East Hertfordshire | 154.5p |
| 6 | Cheshire East | 154.2p |
| 7 | North West Leicestershire | 153.8p |
| 8 | Bolsover | 153.1p |
| 9 | Eden | 153.0p |
| 10 | Middleton | 152.7p |
Cheapest forecourts
| 1 | Ormeau Road Service Station 251, Belfast | 126.0p |
| 2 | Port Fuels Service Station 124, Lisburn | 128.0p |
| 3 | Costco Wholesale Liverpool 30 Waterloo Road, Liverpool | 128.9p |
| 4 | Craigavon Extra - Petrol Filling Station 2 Marlborough Retail Park, Craigavon | 128.9p |
| 5 | Newtownbreda Extra - Petrol Filling Station Tesco Stores Ltd, Belfast | 128.9p |
| 6 | Sainsbury's Forestside Forestside Shopping Centre, Belfast | 128.9p |
| 7 | Sainsbury's Sprucefield 5 Sprucefield Park, Lisburn | 128.9p |
| 8 | O'hares Drumaness Ltd Eurospar, Ballynahinch | 129.0p |
| 9 | Nicholl Auto365 Culmore Omagh 53 Dromore Road, Omagh | 129.6p |
| 10 | Bangor Superstore - Petrol Filling Station Unit 1 Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bangor | 129.9p |
Biggest rises
| Airdrie | 145.1p | +4.2p |
| Inverness | 146.8p | +3.4p |
| Wyre | 147.5p | +2.8p |
| Epping Forest | 147.4p | +2.4p |
| Hartlepool | 140.0p | +2.4p |
| West Bromwich | 144.5p | +2.3p |
| Livingston | 147.3p | +2.2p |
| Bury St Edmunds | 141.7p | +2.1p |
| Chelmsford | 145.5p | +2.1p |
| Stroud | 148.6p | +2.0p |
Biggest falls
| Crawley | 138.6p | −2.3p |
| South Oxfordshire | 144.3p | −2.1p |
| Uttlesford | 149.3p | −2.0p |
| Falkirk | 140.5p | −1.1p |
| Dover | 144.5p | −1.0p |
| Burnley | 137.1p | −0.8p |
| Shropshire | 142.9p | −0.6p |
| Babergh | 141.6p | −0.6p |
| Kendal | 147.4p | −0.6p |
| Southampton | 143.2p | −0.4p |
Regions and nations
| Northern Ireland | 134.4p |
| Wales | 140.6p |
| North East | 141.5p |
| North West | 141.8p |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 142.0p |
| West Midlands | 142.9p |
| East Midlands | 143.5p |
| South West | 143.5p |
| Scotland | 143.9p |
| East of England | 144.0p |
| London | 144.2p |
| South East | 144.3p |
Counties: cheapest and most expensive
| Belfast | 133.0p |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 133.5p |
| Derry City and Strabane | 133.7p |
| Mid and East Antrim | 133.9p |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 134.4p |
| Westminster | 154.6p |
| West Berkshire | 150.0p |
| Cheshire East | 148.8p |
| Milton Keynes | 147.6p |
| Highland | 147.2p |
Brands (20+ forecourts)
| 1 | Costco | 133.0p | 25 |
| 2 | Maxol | 134.5p | 47 |
| 3 | Circle K | 135.0p | 28 |
| 4 | Tesco | 138.8p | 516 |
| 5 | Sainsbury's | 139.1p | 286 |
| 6 | Morrisons | 139.3p | 337 |
| 7 | Essar | 139.3p | 36 |
| 8 | Co-op | 139.8p | 22 |
| 9 | Total | 140.2p | 34 |
| 10 | Texaco | 140.4p | 355 |
| 11 | Jet | 141.2p | 233 |
| 12 | Valero | 141.4p | 109 |
| 13 | Murco | 141.7p | 93 |
| 14 | Gulf | 141.8p | 207 |
| 15 | Spar | 142.8p | 20 |
| 16 | Esso | 143.1p | 1092 |
| 17 | Pace | 143.5p | 29 |
| 18 | BP | 145.8p | 899 |
| 19 | Shell | 146.3p | 802 |
| 20 | Gleaner | 146.8p | 21 |
| 21 | Welcome Break | 165.8p | 32 |
How it is worked out: a week runs Monday to Sunday. "End of the week" is the Sunday average across forecourts with a price reported in the previous 30 days. Changes compare with the Sunday before. Towns need 5 forecourts to be listed, counties 10, and brands 20. Source: UK Government Fuel Finder (Open Government Licence v3.0) via PumpIndex. Quote freely with a link; contact us for the underlying data.