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Dated source observation · 2026-09-28 · 2 days old
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Reported pump priceGBP 1.73per litre

Observation date2026-09-2828 September 2026

Share paid in taxes47.2%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week+0.8%Comparable ranking unavailable

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Where your money goes

Derived breakdown
GBP per litre price breakdownCrude oil: 0.545 GBP per litre; Refining & distribution: 0.371 GBP per litre; Excise & other duties: 0.529 GBP per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.289 GBP per litreCrude oil: GBP 0.54/LRefining & distribution: GBP 0.37/LExcise & other duties: GBP 0.53/LVAT / sales tax: GBP 0.29/L
Crude oilGBP 0.5431.4% of price
Refining & distributionGBP 0.3721.4% of price
Excise & other dutiesGBP 0.5330.5% of price
VAT / sales taxGBP 0.2916.7% of price
Price components, 2026-09-28, GBP per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.5448
Refining & distribution0.3712
Excise & other duties0.5295
VAT / sales tax0.2891

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Price history

Pump price history52 observations from 2025-10-06 to 2026-09-28. GBP per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table.0.000.641.271.912025-10-06: GBP 1.35/L2025-10-13: GBP 1.35/L2025-10-20: GBP 1.35/L2025-10-27: GBP 1.34/L2025-11-03: GBP 1.34/L2025-11-10: GBP 1.35/L2025-11-17: GBP 1.35/L2025-11-24: GBP 1.36/L2025-12-01: GBP 1.37/L2025-12-08: GBP 1.37/L2025-12-15: GBP 1.37/L2025-12-22: GBP 1.36/L2025-12-29: GBP 1.35/L2026-01-05: GBP 1.35/L2026-01-12: GBP 1.33/L2026-01-19: GBP 1.33/L2026-01-26: GBP 1.32/L2026-02-02: GBP 1.32/L2026-02-09: GBP 1.31/L2026-02-16: GBP 1.32/L2026-02-23: GBP 1.32/L2026-03-02: GBP 1.32/L2026-03-09: GBP 1.36/L2026-03-16: GBP 1.40/L2026-03-23: GBP 1.44/L2026-03-30: GBP 1.49/L2026-04-06: GBP 1.55/L2026-04-13: GBP 1.58/L2026-04-20: GBP 1.58/L2026-04-27: GBP 1.57/L2026-05-04: GBP 1.57/L2026-05-11: GBP 1.57/L2026-05-18: GBP 1.57/L2026-05-25: GBP 1.59/L2026-06-01: GBP 1.59/L2026-06-08: GBP 1.58/L2026-06-15: GBP 1.56/L2026-06-22: GBP 1.53/L2026-06-29: GBP 1.51/L2026-07-06: GBP 1.50/L2026-07-13: GBP 1.51/L2026-07-20: GBP 1.52/L2026-07-27: GBP 1.56/L2026-08-03: GBP 1.60/L2026-08-10: GBP 1.62/L2026-08-17: GBP 1.62/L2026-08-24: GBP 1.62/L2026-08-31: GBP 1.62/L2026-09-07: GBP 1.64/L2026-09-14: GBP 1.68/L2026-09-21: GBP 1.72/L2026-09-28: GBP 1.73/L2025-10-062026-09-28

GBP per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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GBP per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-10-061.348Crude oil 0.314; Refining & distribution 0.279; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.225
2025-10-131.348Crude oil 0.303; Refining & distribution 0.291; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.225
2025-10-201.347Crude oil 0.285; Refining & distribution 0.308; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.224
2025-10-271.344Crude oil 0.309; Refining & distribution 0.282; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.224
2025-11-031.344Crude oil 0.315; Refining & distribution 0.275; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.224
2025-11-101.347Crude oil 0.301; Refining & distribution 0.292; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.224
2025-11-171.351Crude oil 0.301; Refining & distribution 0.295; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.225
2025-11-241.361Crude oil 0.311; Refining & distribution 0.293; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.227
2025-12-011.366Crude oil 0.304; Refining & distribution 0.304; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.228
2025-12-081.367Crude oil 0.299; Refining & distribution 0.311; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.228
2025-12-151.368Crude oil 0.289; Refining & distribution 0.322; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.228
2025-12-221.362Crude oil 0.291; Refining & distribution 0.314; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.227
2025-12-291.353Crude oil 0.294; Refining & distribution 0.304; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.226
2026-01-051.349Crude oil 0.295; Refining & distribution 0.300; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.225
2026-01-121.334Crude oil 0.305; Refining & distribution 0.277; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.222
2026-01-191.326Crude oil 0.314; Refining & distribution 0.262; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.221
2026-01-261.320Crude oil 0.312; Refining & distribution 0.258; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.220
2026-02-021.316Crude oil 0.311; Refining & distribution 0.256; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.219
2026-02-091.315Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.238; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.219
2026-02-161.316Crude oil 0.326; Refining & distribution 0.241; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.219
2026-02-231.317Crude oil 0.335; Refining & distribution 0.233; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.220
2026-03-021.321Crude oil 0.363; Refining & distribution 0.209; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.220
2026-03-091.357Crude oil 0.444; Refining & distribution 0.157; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.226
2026-03-161.403Crude oil 0.478; Refining & distribution 0.161; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.234
2026-03-231.442Crude oil 0.487; Refining & distribution 0.185; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.240
2026-03-301.488Crude oil 0.579; Refining & distribution 0.131; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.248
2026-04-061.546Crude oil 0.608; Refining & distribution 0.152; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.258
2026-04-131.582Crude oil 0.578; Refining & distribution 0.211; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.264
2026-04-201.576Crude oil 0.481; Refining & distribution 0.303; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.263
2026-04-271.570Crude oil 0.528; Refining & distribution 0.251; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.262
2026-05-041.568Crude oil 0.549; Refining & distribution 0.228; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.261
2026-05-111.568Crude oil 0.491; Refining & distribution 0.287; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.261
2026-05-181.574Crude oil 0.549; Refining & distribution 0.234; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.262
2026-05-251.588Crude oil 0.498; Refining & distribution 0.296; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.265
2026-06-011.587Crude oil 0.459; Refining & distribution 0.334; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.265
2026-06-081.579Crude oil 0.459; Refining & distribution 0.328; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.263
2026-06-151.555Crude oil 0.395; Refining & distribution 0.371; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.259
2026-06-221.533Crude oil 0.363; Refining & distribution 0.385; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.255
2026-06-291.510Crude oil 0.340; Refining & distribution 0.389; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.252
2026-07-061.498Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.391; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.250
2026-07-131.505Crude oil 0.383; Refining & distribution 0.341; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2026-07-201.523Crude oil 0.406; Refining & distribution 0.333; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.254
2026-07-271.561Crude oil 0.434; Refining & distribution 0.338; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.260
2026-08-031.599Crude oil 0.415; Refining & distribution 0.388; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.266
2026-08-101.622Crude oil 0.432; Refining & distribution 0.390; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.270
2026-08-171.618Crude oil 0.429; Refining & distribution 0.390; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.270
2026-08-241.616Crude oil 0.428; Refining & distribution 0.390; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.269
2026-08-311.616Crude oil 0.417; Refining & distribution 0.400; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.269
2026-09-071.644Crude oil 0.486; Refining & distribution 0.355; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.274
2026-09-141.681Crude oil 0.565; Refining & distribution 0.307; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.280
2026-09-211.720Crude oil 0.545; Refining & distribution 0.359; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.287
2026-09-281.735Crude oil 0.545; Refining & distribution 0.371; Excise & other duties 0.529; VAT / sales tax 0.289

GBP per litre, independent of the volume selector. Only verified observations are shown; some regions have short histories. Source changes and gaps are not interpolated.

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