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State of the pump · week 44 of 2026

Petrol up 2.0p to 176.9p, diesel up 2.4p to 202.5p: 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2026

Petrol ended the week at 176.9p a litre on average across UK forecourts, up 2.0p on the week before. Diesel ended at 202.5p, up 2.4p. The figures come from 307 forecourts. The cheapest town for petrol was Glasgow at 175.6p. The most expensive was Kingston upon Hull at 181.1p. Supermarkets were 1.8p a litre cheaper than other forecourts for petrol. Motorway services charged 17.9p above the national average.

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176.9ppetrol at the end of the week+2.0p on the week · range 174.8p to 176.9p
202.5pdiesel at the end of the week+2.4p on the week · range 199.9p to 202.5p
1.8psupermarket saving on petrolsupermarkets 173.9p · others 175.7p
+17.9pmotorway premium on petrolservices averaged 194.8p

petrol

Cheapest towns

1Glasgow175.6p
2Birmingham177.3p
3East Riding of Yorkshire178.9p
4Kingston upon Hull181.1p

Most expensive towns

1Kingston upon Hull181.1p
2East Riding of Yorkshire178.9p
3Birmingham177.3p
4Glasgow175.6p

Cheapest forecourts

1Costco Wholesale Liverpool
30 Waterloo Road, Liverpool		161.9p
2Boundary Service Station Gulf
5-15, Pondersend		164.9p
3Spar Randalstown
Post Office, Antrim		165.9p
4Eurospar Donaghadee Road
Eurospar Donaghadee Road, Newtownards		166.9p
5Eurospar Downpatrick
Eurospar, Downpatrick		166.9p
6Spar Abbeyhill
Post Office, Bangor		166.9p
7Spar Comber
Spar Stores, Newtownards		166.9p
8Victoria Garage Whitchurch Ltd
Victoria Garage, Whitchurch		166.9p
9EG Flamstead Petrol Station
Flamstead Filling Station, St. Albans		167.9p
10Milestone Rathfriland Ltd
McAvoy Service Station, Newry		167.9p

Biggest rises

East Riding of Yorkshire178.9p+4.2p
Kingston upon Hull181.1p+4.2p
Birmingham177.3p+1.9p

Biggest falls

Glasgow175.6p−0.3p

Regions and nations

North East174.0p
East of England174.9p
London175.8p
Scotland176.6p
West Midlands177.3p
South West177.5p
North West177.7p
Yorkshire and The Humber178.4p
South East178.6p
East Midlands179.8p

Counties: cheapest and most expensive

East Riding of Yorkshire179.2p
East Riding of Yorkshire179.2p

Brands (20+ forecourts)

1Texaco174.0p35
2Gulf175.2p45
3Shell176.0p40
4BP182.5p75

diesel

Cheapest towns

1Glasgow201.0p
2East Riding of Yorkshire204.2p
3Kingston upon Hull208.3p

Most expensive towns

1Kingston upon Hull208.3p
2East Riding of Yorkshire204.2p
3Glasgow201.0p

Cheapest forecourts

1McGinleys Go
McGinleys, Londonderry		189.9p
2Asda Harpurhey Superstore
Harpurhey Shopping Centre, Manchester		191.9p
3Boundary Service Station Gulf
5-15, Pondersend		193.9p
4Centra Islandbawn
128 Belfast Rd		193.9p
5Dewsbury Moor Service Station
Dewsbury Moor Service Station, Dewsbury		193.9p
6MFG Morrisons Bishop Auckland
Bob Hardisty Drive, Bishop Auckland		194.9p
7Spar Comber
Spar Stores, Newtownards		194.9p
8Spar Randalstown
Post Office, Antrim		194.9p
9Essar Maghull Service Station
Esso Service Station, Liverpool		195.9p
10Knight Brothers Ltd
Knight Bros Ltd		195.9p

Biggest rises

Kingston upon Hull208.3p+5.4p
East Riding of Yorkshire204.2p+2.9p
Glasgow201.0p+0.4p

Steadiest towns

Glasgow201.0p+0.4p
East Riding of Yorkshire204.2p+2.9p
Kingston upon Hull208.3p+5.4p

No town average came down this week. These are the towns that moved least.

Regions and nations

London201.5p
North West201.6p
East of England202.0p
South West202.7p
West Midlands203.0p
Scotland203.2p
South East203.2p
East Midlands203.7p
Yorkshire and The Humber204.4p

Counties: cheapest and most expensive

Kent202.6p
East Riding of Yorkshire205.0p
East Riding of Yorkshire205.0p
Kent202.6p

Brands (20+ forecourts)

1Texaco199.8p32
2Gulf201.0p26
3Shell201.5p55
4BP207.5p75

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.