Fuel prices
UK Government and retailer price entries are turned into station, area and national price summaries.
Where the fuel prices
come from.
Understand where prices come from, what the price-change timestamp means and which figures are estimates before you travel.
Price sourcesPrice-change timesReport a wrong price
Fuel prices, MPG and route details each have a clear role
It helps to know which numbers are listed by stations, entered by you or estimated for a journey.
Vehicle economy
MPG and tank details come from the driver, vehicle details or clearly labelled estimates when an exact value is unavailable.
Maps, routes and traffic
Map display, directions, postcode lookup, routing and traffic may use specialist providers. Coverage and update timing can vary.
Public-sector information
Government information is reused subject to its attribution and licence terms, including the Open Government Licence where it applies.
Basic checks before prices appear
Route & Fuel checks that the fuel grade, price, location and price-change time are suitable before showing a price in website comparisons.
Price changed, data checked and page updated are different
Price changed is when that fuel grade's price last changed. Data checked is when we retrieved the source; page updated is when the page was refreshed. A new check does not mean a new price or independent pump-price verification.
Changed recently
The station price changed within the last 24 hours. Check when each price last changed before filling up.
Changed in the last 3 days
The price last changed one to three days ago. This is the age of the price change, not proof that the source has gone unchecked for that period.
Older price
The age label refers to the last price change. Older records are excluded from some current lowest-price summaries under the site's existing eligibility rules; that does not establish that the pump price is wrong.
Report a price problem
Email info@metrostudiodevs.com with the station, postcode, fuel grade, price shown, time observed and a screenshot where safe. Do not take photos while driving.
Before you fill up
A fuel price is useful only when you know the grade, when it changed and whether the extra journey is worth it.
Where do the prices come from?
The website uses UK Government Fuel Finder data and permitted retailer price entries where available. The source and price-change time should stay with the price.
What happens when a fuel price looks wrong?
A price that does not match the fuel grade, station location or surrounding data can be left out of low-price comparisons until it can be checked.
How do I report a wrong price?
Email the station name, postcode, fuel grade, displayed price and the time you saw it so the price can be checked.
Place name data credits
Place names use OS Open Names and OSNI Open Data Gazetteer Place Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and OSNI open data, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.