PumpCheck

UK Fuel Price Insights

Week of 18 May 2026

Average UK Unleaded This Week

159.4p

+0.8p vs last week

Key Facts

  • £ Filling a 50-litre tank with unleaded costs £79.70 this week, £0.40 more than last week.
  • D Average diesel is 186.5p (-1.0p vs last week).
  • B Cheapest brand: GO at 150.4p. Most expensive: WELCOME BREAK at 173.8p.
  • C Cheapest city: Aylesbury (146.0p). Most expensive: Newbury (164.9p).

Top 5 Cheapest Brands — Unleaded

1 GO
150.4p 0.0
2 COSTCO WHOLESALE
151.3p +0.3
3 TESCO
153.5p -1.2
4 Gulf Petrol Station
154.5p +0.8
5 Maxol
154.6p +0.4

Cheapest Cities

Aylesbury 146.0p
Ipswich 152.7p
Rochdale 153.0p
Newtownabbey 153.1p
Ballymena 153.6p

Most Expensive

Newbury 164.9p
Telford 163.7p
Winchester 163.6p
Loughborough 163.4p
Crewe 163.4p

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Source: PumpCheck (https://pumpcheck.co.uk/insights/weekly/2026-05-18)