Is Route & Fuel the Government Fuel Finder?

No. Fuel Finder is a UK government service. Route & Fuel is an independent app and website that uses published public fuel-price data.

How quickly should fuel prices be reported?

GOV.UK says motor fuel traders must submit price updates within 30 minutes of a change.

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Government Fuel Finder UK data, explained for drivers

The UK Government Fuel Finder service publishes public fuel-price data for third-party apps and websites. Route & Fuel is one of the independent ways drivers can use that data.

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Why it matters

Route & Fuel is independent, but built around public data.

GOV.UK says Fuel Finder brings together live retail fuel prices and forecourt information. Route & Fuel uses published data to power public pages and app decisions, then adds route-aware savings, fuel range and station context.

Government service

Fuel Finder is a GOV.UK service for fuel-price and forecourt data, trader reporting and public error reporting.

Third-party apps

The factsheet says drivers can find prices through participating third-party apps and websites.

Route & Fuel layer

Route & Fuel turns the public price feed into route-aware savings, station pages, RON labels and fill-up tracking.

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What GOV.UK says

GOV.UK says traders must submit price updates within 30 minutes of a change, and Fuel Finder data includes current prices, forecourt details, amenities and time-stamped updates. Route & Fuel is not GOV.UK, DESNZ or the CMA.