PumpCheck

UK Fuel Price Insights

Week of 31 Aug 2026

Average UK Unleaded This Week

164.3p

+2.9p vs last week

Key Facts

  • £ Filling a 50-litre tank with unleaded costs £82.15 this week, £1.45 more than last week.
  • D Average diesel is 186.7p (+2.8p vs last week).
  • B Cheapest brand: GO at 152.9p. Most expensive: WELCOME BREAK at 179.0p.
  • C Cheapest city: Ballymena (154.5p). Most expensive: Newbury (172.9p).

Top 5 Cheapest Brands — Unleaded

1 GO
152.9p 0.0
2 The Co-operative
155.4p +0.1
3 Maxol
155.5p +1.1
4 COSTCO WHOLESALE
155.7p +1.5
5 Emo
156.4p +1.1

Cheapest Cities

Derry / Londonderry 154.5p
Ballymena 154.5p
Newtownabbey 154.7p
Bangor (County Down) 155.3p
Belfast 155.5p

Most Expensive

Newbury 172.9p
Northampton 170.0p
Poole 168.9p
Telford 168.8p

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Source: PumpCheck (https://pumpcheck.co.uk/insights/weekly/2026-08-31)