What Gas Costs
and Why
An independent guide to the price at the pumpData release · 30 September 2026

The evidence behind the price

United Kingdom: what changed?

Dated inputs, measured movements and the limits of each comparison.

Why prices changed

Gasoline / petrol

+0.015 GBP/L (+0.843%)

The gasoline price moved from 1.720 on 2026-09-21 to 1.735 on 2026-09-28. The chart reconciles the measured change using the site’s accounting model.

Contribution values
Estimated accounting contributions, GBP/L
ComponentChange
Crude benchmark movement-0.006
Exchange-rate movement+0.005
Refining & distribution residual+0.013
Taxes+0.002
Rounding / unallocated remainder-0.000

Left: decrease. Right: increase. Oil is valued at the earlier FX rate; currency movement uses the later oil price. The downstream residual includes unmeasured costs and timing, not just margins. Taxes can change with prices without a policy change. This is accounting, not proof of causation.

Diesel

+0.021 GBP/L (+1.048%)

The diesel price moved from 1.955 on 2026-09-21 to 1.976 on 2026-09-28. The chart reconciles the measured change using the site’s accounting model.

Contribution values
Estimated accounting contributions, GBP/L
ComponentChange
Crude benchmark movement-0.006
Exchange-rate movement+0.005
Refining & distribution residual+0.018
Taxes+0.003
Rounding / unallocated remainder-0.000

Left: decrease. Right: increase. Oil is valued at the earlier FX rate; currency movement uses the later oil price. The downstream residual includes unmeasured costs and timing, not just margins. Taxes can change with prices without a policy change. This is accounting, not proof of causation.

Reporting around these observation dates

Source headlines provide context. Their presence does not establish what caused the price movement.

Oil fell. Did the pump follow?

Gasoline / petrol

Does local crude movement line up more closely with pump changes in the same week or later? This compares weekly changes at delays of 0 to 8 weeks over up to five years, using the latest continuous publisher and currency segment.

Pump price and local-currency crude, indexed to 1002025-08-11 to 2026-09-28. Navy is pump price; teal is crude. A data table follows.0521041562082025-08-112026-09-28Pump price (navy) · Crude in local currency (teal) · First paired date = 100
Relative movements, not a breakdown of pump costs. Crude is a proxy, not wholesale fuel.
Chart data and publishers (60 observations)
DatePump, GBP/LCrude proxy, local / LPublisher
2025-08-111.3440.316DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-08-181.3430.317DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-08-251.3390.318DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-011.3390.312DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-081.3370.304DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-151.3380.314DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-221.3420.312DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-291.3440.323DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-10-061.3480.314DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-10-131.3480.303DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-10-201.3470.285DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-10-271.3440.309DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-11-031.3440.315DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-11-101.3470.301DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-11-171.3510.301DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-11-241.3610.311DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-011.3660.304DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-081.3670.299DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-151.3680.289DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-221.3620.291DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-291.3530.294DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-01-051.3490.295DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-01-121.3340.305DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-01-191.3260.314DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-01-261.3200.312DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-02-021.3160.311DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-02-091.3150.328DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-02-161.3160.326DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-02-231.3170.335DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-021.3210.363DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-091.3570.444DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-161.4030.478DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-231.4420.487DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-301.4880.579DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-04-061.5460.608DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-04-131.5820.578DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-04-201.5760.481DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-04-271.5700.528DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-05-041.5680.549DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-05-111.5680.491DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-05-181.5740.549DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-05-251.5880.498DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-011.5870.459DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-081.5790.459DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-151.5550.395DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-221.5330.363DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-291.5100.340DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-07-061.4980.328DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-07-131.5050.383DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-07-201.5230.406DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-07-271.5610.434DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-031.5990.415DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-101.6220.432DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-171.6180.429DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-241.6160.428DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-311.6160.417DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-09-071.6440.486DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-09-141.6810.565DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-09-211.7200.545DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-09-281.7350.545DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
Correlation of weekly changes, from -1 (opposite) to +1 (together)
DelayAll changesOil increasesOil decreases
0 weeks0.46 (59 pairs)0.56 (30)0.11 (29)
1 weeks0.64 (58 pairs)0.68 (30)0.22 (28)
2 weeks0.49 (57 pairs)0.46 (30)0.25 (27)
3 weeks0.32 (56 pairs)0.27 (29)0.32 (27)
4 weeks0.22 (55 pairs)0.26 (28)0.22 (27)
5 weeks0.02 (54 pairs)0.04 (28)0.17 (26)
6 weeks-0.12 (53 pairs)-0.18 (28)0.15 (25)
7 weeks-0.08 (52 pairs)-0.17 (28)0.23 (24)
8 weeks0.11 (51 pairs)0.04 (27)0.33 (24)

At least 52 compatible weekly changes are needed; each correlation needs 12 pairs and variation in both series. Joins allow one day of reporting-date variation. Missing weeks are not filled. Each later pump change covers one week, not a cumulative response. Correlation does not measure a causal pass-through delay or prove that rises travel faster than falls. No forecast is implied. Benchmark and FX inputs are no more than 10 days old and never from a future date.

Diesel

Does local crude movement line up more closely with pump changes in the same week or later? This compares weekly changes at delays of 0 to 8 weeks over up to five years, using the latest continuous publisher and currency segment.

Pump price and local-currency crude, indexed to 1002025-08-11 to 2026-09-28. Navy is pump price; teal is crude. A data table follows.0521041562082025-08-112026-09-28Pump price (navy) · Crude in local currency (teal) · First paired date = 100
Relative movements, not a breakdown of pump costs. Crude is a proxy, not wholesale fuel.
Chart data and publishers (60 observations)
DatePump, GBP/LCrude proxy, local / LPublisher
2025-08-111.4250.316DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-08-181.4220.317DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-08-251.4190.318DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-011.4170.312DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-081.4160.304DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-151.4170.314DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-221.4200.312DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-09-291.4220.323DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-10-061.4290.314DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-10-131.4300.303DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-10-201.4280.285DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-10-271.4240.309DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-11-031.4260.315DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-11-101.4330.301DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-11-171.4400.301DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-11-241.4540.311DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-011.4620.304DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-081.4620.299DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-151.4610.289DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-221.4540.291DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2025-12-291.4460.294DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-01-051.4420.295DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-01-121.4260.305DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-01-191.4180.314DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-01-261.4130.312DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-02-021.4080.311DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-02-091.4070.328DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-02-161.4150.326DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-02-231.4150.335DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-021.4210.363DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-091.4900.444DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-161.5880.478DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-231.6690.487DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-03-301.7650.579DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-04-061.8670.608DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-04-131.9210.578DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-04-201.9120.481DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-04-271.8980.528DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-05-041.8880.549DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-05-111.8810.491DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-05-181.8660.549DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-05-251.8510.498DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-011.8410.459DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-081.8180.459DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-151.7670.395DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-221.7250.363DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-06-291.6710.340DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-07-061.6480.328DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-07-131.6450.383DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-07-201.6710.406DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-07-271.7400.434DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-031.7920.415DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-101.8200.432DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-171.8250.429DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-241.8280.428DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-08-311.8350.417DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-09-071.8640.486DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-09-141.9070.565DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-09-211.9550.545DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2026-09-281.9760.545DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
Correlation of weekly changes, from -1 (opposite) to +1 (together)
DelayAll changesOil increasesOil decreases
0 weeks0.47 (59 pairs)0.45 (30)0.26 (29)
1 weeks0.62 (58 pairs)0.55 (30)0.37 (28)
2 weeks0.54 (57 pairs)0.38 (30)0.49 (27)
3 weeks0.33 (56 pairs)0.21 (29)0.37 (27)
4 weeks0.24 (55 pairs)0.15 (28)0.38 (27)
5 weeks0.12 (54 pairs)-0.02 (28)0.37 (26)
6 weeks-0.10 (53 pairs)-0.24 (28)0.27 (25)
7 weeks-0.09 (52 pairs)-0.31 (28)0.38 (24)
8 weeks-0.00 (51 pairs)-0.18 (27)0.40 (24)

At least 52 compatible weekly changes are needed; each correlation needs 12 pairs and variation in both series. Joins allow one day of reporting-date variation. Missing weeks are not filled. Each later pump change covers one week, not a cumulative response. Correlation does not measure a causal pass-through delay or prove that rises travel faster than falls. No forecast is implied. Benchmark and FX inputs are no more than 10 days old and never from a future date.

Policy dates alongside prices

Gasoline / petrol
GBP per litre, with policy event dates2021-10-04 to 2026-09-28. Dashed lines mark verified policy events; they do not establish causation. A data table follows.0.000.521.031.552.0712021-10-042026-09-28DESNZ weekly road fuel prices · GBP/L
1. UK fuel duty reduced by 5p per litre (2022-03-23)
Chart data and publishers (261 observations)
DatePump, GBP/LPublisher
2021-10-041.361DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-10-111.372DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-10-181.395DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-10-251.418DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-11-011.437DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-11-081.449DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-11-151.459DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-11-221.469DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-11-291.475DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-12-061.469DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-12-131.462DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-12-201.452DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2021-12-271.449DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-01-031.450DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-01-101.448DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-01-171.448DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-01-241.449DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-01-311.457DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-02-071.463DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-02-141.469DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-02-211.478DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-02-281.492DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-03-071.529DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-03-141.600DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-03-211.654DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-03-281.627DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-04-041.619DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-04-111.618DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-04-181.617DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-04-251.618DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-05-021.625DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-05-091.637DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-05-161.651DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-05-231.676DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-05-301.704DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-06-061.750DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-06-131.825DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-06-201.869DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-06-271.909DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-07-041.916DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-07-111.906DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-07-181.889DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-07-251.866DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-08-011.828DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-08-081.776DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-08-151.742DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-08-221.711DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-08-291.701DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-09-051.689DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-09-121.676DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-09-191.655DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-09-261.640DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-10-031.627DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-10-101.621DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-10-171.628DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-10-241.646DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-10-311.659DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-11-071.656DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-11-141.644DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-11-211.633DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-11-281.611DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-12-051.592DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-12-121.560DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-12-191.541DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2022-12-261.519DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-01-021.509DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-01-091.500DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-01-161.488DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-01-231.482DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-01-301.482DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-02-061.483DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-02-131.480DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-02-201.479DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-02-271.476DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-03-061.471DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-03-131.470DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-03-201.466DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-03-271.462DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-04-031.457DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-04-101.458DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-04-171.459DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-04-241.458DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-05-011.457DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-05-081.453DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-05-151.447DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-05-221.436DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-05-291.429DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-06-051.429DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-06-121.427DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-06-191.429DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-06-261.434DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-07-031.434DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-07-101.429DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-07-171.428DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-07-241.430DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-07-311.441DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-08-071.462DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-08-141.478DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-08-211.494DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-08-281.507DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-09-041.517DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-09-111.531DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-09-181.541DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-09-251.554DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-10-021.560DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-10-091.559DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-10-161.551DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-10-231.546DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-10-301.540DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-11-061.532DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-11-131.524DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
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2023-11-271.480DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-12-041.457DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-12-111.438DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-12-181.415DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2023-12-251.403DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2024-01-011.408DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
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2024-04-221.492DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
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2024-05-061.495DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
2024-05-131.492DESNZ weekly road fuel prices
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2022-03-23

UK fuel duty reduced by 5p per litre

Effective from 6pm. Direct duty change only; VAT effects excluded. The first weekly price after the change is not its legal effective date.

Direct duty effect: -0.050 GBP/L; -3.000 GBP per 60 L fill-up, or -156.000 GBP for 52 such fill-ups. Assumes full pass-through and unchanged other costs.

HM Treasury

Event coverage is selective. Source tax-rate snapshots are not automatically treated as legal changes. Upcoming recorded tax dates · All regional tax records

Diesel
GBP per litre, with policy event dates2021-10-04 to 2026-09-28. Dashed lines mark verified policy events; they do not establish causation. A data table follows.0.000.541.081.612.1512021-10-042026-09-28DESNZ weekly road fuel prices · GBP/L
1. UK fuel duty reduced by 5p per litre (2022-03-23)
Chart data and publishers (261 observations)
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2022-03-23

UK fuel duty reduced by 5p per litre

Effective from 6pm. Direct duty change only; VAT effects excluded. The first weekly price after the change is not its legal effective date.

Direct duty effect: -0.050 GBP/L; -3.000 GBP per 60 L fill-up, or -156.000 GBP for 52 such fill-ups. Assumes full pass-through and unchanged other costs.

HM Treasury

Event coverage is selective. Source tax-rate snapshots are not automatically treated as legal changes. Upcoming recorded tax dates · All regional tax records

Source receipts

Gasoline / petrol

Publisher: DESNZ weekly road fuel prices. Observation: 2026-09-28. Last successful publisher refresh: 2026-09-30 07:40:46 UTC. Observation ingestion: 2026-09-30 07:40:46 UTC.

Original value: 173.46 GBP pence/L. Display: 1.734600 GBP/L. Method: derived.

Crude input
Brent 114.89 USD/barrel, 2026-09-22
Display currency FX
USD_GBP 0.753955, 2026-09-28
Source currency FX
USD_GBP 0.753955, 2026-09-28
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OGL-UK

Derived method: crude = USD/barrel / 158.987 * local currency/USD; yield factor 1.0; downstream = price - taxes - crude. Currency conversion uses display FX / source FX; US gallons convert at 3.785411784 L. Missing inputs are never zero. Benchmark availability alone does not imply a complete component breakdown. Full methodology.

Download receipts and calculation inputs · Historical observations

Publication and revision history (12 saved versions)

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Recorded (UTC)ObservationPrice / LVersion
2026-09-30T07:44:55.368412Z2026-09-281.734600 GBP79d0d7f930c3
2026-09-29T13:02:15Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-27T13:02:07Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-27T12:31:28Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-26T12:32:33Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-25T13:02:15Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-24T16:01:26Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-24T13:02:10Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-24T12:31:41Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-23T13:02:06Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-23T06:09:07Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
2026-09-23T06:02:25Z2026-09-071.644000 GBPcda40e49d70e
Diesel

Publisher: DESNZ weekly road fuel prices. Observation: 2026-09-28. Last successful publisher refresh: 2026-09-30 07:40:46 UTC. Observation ingestion: 2026-09-30 07:40:46 UTC.

Original value: 197.58 GBP pence/L. Display: 1.975800 GBP/L. Method: derived.

Crude input
Brent 114.89 USD/barrel, 2026-09-22
Display currency FX
USD_GBP 0.753955, 2026-09-28
Source currency FX
USD_GBP 0.753955, 2026-09-28
Reuse terms
OGL-UK

Derived method: crude = USD/barrel / 158.987 * local currency/USD; yield factor 1.0; downstream = price - taxes - crude. Currency conversion uses display FX / source FX; US gallons convert at 3.785411784 L. Missing inputs are never zero. Benchmark availability alone does not imply a complete component breakdown. Full methodology.

Download receipts and calculation inputs · Historical observations

Publication and revision history (12 saved versions)

Tracking begins with this feature’s first export. A new observation is a publication; a changed value for the same observation date is a revision. This is our publication history, not a complete publisher revision archive. At most 30 versions per fuel are shown; the canonical database retains all recorded versions.

Recorded (UTC)ObservationPrice / LVersion
2026-09-30T07:44:55.374541Z2026-09-281.975800 GBP5c94f62f78d5
2026-09-29T13:02:15Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-27T13:02:07Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-27T12:31:28Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-26T12:32:33Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-25T13:02:15Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-24T16:01:26Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-24T13:02:10Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-24T12:31:41Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-23T13:02:06Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-23T06:09:07Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95
2026-09-23T06:02:25Z2026-09-071.863600 GBP945964cadd95

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