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UK Fuel Price Insights

Week of 16 Mar 2026

Average UK Unleaded This Week

146.7p

+2.5p vs last week

Key Facts

  • £ Filling a 50-litre tank with unleaded costs £73.35 this week, £1.25 more than last week.
  • D Average diesel is 171.2p (+4.9p vs last week).
  • B Cheapest brand: Nicholl at 132.5p. Most expensive: WELCOME BREAK at 164.6p.
  • C Cheapest city: Derry / Londonderry (139.8p). Most expensive: Newbury (151.9p).

Top 5 Cheapest Brands — Unleaded

1 Nicholl
132.5p 0.0
2 COSTCO WHOLESALE
136.3p +2.4
3 CENTRAL CO-OP
140.7p +2.4
4 TESCO
141.0p +2.3
5 Total Energies
141.5p +1.4

Cheapest Cities

Derry / Londonderry 139.8p
Rochdale 142.4p
Mansfield 142.5p
Ayr 142.7p
Oldham 142.8p

Most Expensive

Newbury 151.9p
Crewe 151.0p
Winchester 150.9p
Maidenhead 150.8p
Loughborough 150.4p

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Source: PumpCheck (https://pumpcheck.co.uk/insights/weekly/2026-03-16)