Regular unleaded / ULSP
164.40p per litre
Reported week: 2026-09-07
UK historical fuel prices.
Explore published government national prices by fuel and period. Weekly, mid-month, annual and January snapshots remain separate.
Latest reported weekly figures
Week commencing 7 September 2026, published by DESNZ on 8 September. These national statistical figures are separate from current station prices.
Diesel / ULSD
186.36p per litre
Reported week: 2026-09-07
Latest reported mid-month figures
August 2026 national observations from DESNZ. These dated statistical figures are not current forecourt quotes.
Regular unleaded / ULSP (source label: Premium unleaded)
161.16p per litre
Reported month: 2026-08
Diesel / ULSD
181.49p per litre
Reported month: 2026-08
Super unleaded (octane not specified)
186.77p per litre
Reported month: 2026-08
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Prices are in nominal GBP pence per litre, including VAT and duty. Missing periods stay unreported. Original fuel labels are kept in the source notes and downloads.
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What these records mean
Weekly unleaded and diesel begin on 9 June 2003. Monthly unleaded and diesel begin in January 1989; monthly super unleaded begins in January 1991. Older January-only diesel extends to 1955, and discontinued two-star/four-star petrol series extend to 1954. Each series has its own dates and sampling basis.
The government's label “premium unleaded / ULSP” means regular unleaded. Its super-unleaded series does not identify octane, retailer or station: it cannot establish historic 99-RON or Momentum availability. The regular-unleaded definition also changed as E10 was introduced, at different dates in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Mid-month figures represent observations near the middle of each month. Yearly averages and January snapshots have different meanings. These series are kept separate from Route & Fuel's observed station averages and individual grade-price history.
Sources, downloads and revisions
The current weekly CSV was retrieved and reviewed on 8 September 2026. The historical weekly CSV and monthly workbook retain their 7 September source vintages. The latest weekly observation is 7 September 2026; the latest monthly observation is August 2026. Revisions require a new retained source vintage and comparison with the previous version.
- DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
- DESNZ monthly petroleum price tables
- Government methodology
- Download all retained observations and provenance (CSV)
- Source-vintage manifest, coverage and methodology notes (JSON)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DESNZ.
Dataset version: 08735a5732215e22. No individual station prices or historical modern fuel-grade availability are inferred.