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UK Fuel Prices: April 2026

Monthly price analysis and data

Average UK Unleaded in April 2026

157.1p

+4.4p vs previous month

Summary

In April 2026, the average UK price for unleaded petrol (E10) was 157.1p per litre, up 4.4p from the previous month. Diesel (B7) averaged 189.6p, up 6.3p.

A typical 50-litre fill-up of unleaded cost £78.55 this month, £2.20 more than last month.

Nicholl was the cheapest major brand at 148.9p, while WELCOME BREAK was the most expensive at 177.7p — a gap of 28.8p per litre.

National Averages by Fuel Type

Diesel (B10)
182.4p +5.6
Premium Diesel
207.6p +8.3
Diesel (B7)
189.6p +6.3
Unleaded (E10)
157.1p +4.4
Super Unleaded (E5)
174.4p +5.0
HVO Diesel
202.4p +7.1

Prices in pence per litre. Change vs previous month.

Cheapest Brands — Unleaded

1 Nicholl
148.9p +4.0
2 CIRCLE K
149.3p +1.1
3 Maxol
150.4p +0.4
4 COSTCO WHOLESALE
150.4p +6.5
5 SOLO
150.5p +0.3
6 Emo
151.2p +1.2
7 Total Energies
152.3p +1.8
8 Gulf Petrol Station
152.5p +2.4
9 MORRISONS
154.1p +4.4
10 TESCO
154.2p +8.5

Cheapest Cities

Coleraine 148.9p
Newtownabbey 150.1p
Belfast 150.3p
Ballymena 150.4p
Bangor (County Down) 150.6p

Most Expensive

Newbury 163.1p
Winchester 162.8p
Crewe 162.3p
Telford 161.8p
Loughborough 161.6p

Biggest Risers

Dumfries +7.8p
Ashford +7.6p
Torquay +7.6p
Newbury +7.2p
Canterbury +7.1p

Biggest Fallers

Ballymena 0.2p
Lisburn 0.5p
Belfast 0.6p
Derry / Londonderry 0.7p
Newtownabbey 1.0p

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Source: PumpCheck (https://pumpcheck.co.uk/insights/monthly/2026-04)
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