Fuel brands

Tesco petrol and diesel prices

Average prices across 509 Tesco forecourts, from the prices every UK filling station must publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme.

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Last updated
Records analysed
8,070 filling stations
Methodology
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  • Average unleaded petrol 168.4p 3.3p below the UK average
  • Average diesel 190.3p 4.3p below the UK average
  • Forecourts 509 in the Fuel Finder data
  • Rank for petrol 7 of 31 brands with 10+ forecourts; 1 is cheapest

Tesco petrol averages 168.4p a litre, 3.3p below the UK average, making it number 7 of 31 large brands for petrol. Most of its forecourts are at supermarkets.

Cheapest and dearest Tesco forecourts

Cheapest petrol
Filling station Petrol
Tesco Annan Superstore Annan, DG12 6JH 159.9p
Tesco Batley Extra Batley, WF17 5JU 159.9p
Tesco Cardigan Superstore Cardigan, SA43 1NA 159.9p
Tesco Houghton Le Spring Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4AU 159.9p
Tesco Milford Haven Superstore Milford Haven, SA73 3AU 159.9p
Tesco Ballymena Superstore Ballymena, BT42 3HB 160.9p
Tesco Bangor Superstore Bangor, BT19 7HB 160.9p
Tesco Bedford Extra Bedford, MK42 0BG 160.9p
Tesco Newtownards Extra Newtownards, BT23 4XE 160.9p
Tesco Springhill Superstore Bangor, BT19 1ND 160.9p
Dearest petrol
Filling station Petrol
Tesco Wadebridge Superstore Wadebridge, PL27 7HW 174.9p
Tesco Uttoxeter Superstore Uttoxeter, ST14 8AU 174.9p
Tesco Southampton Superstore Southampton, SO16 4QE 174.9p
Tesco Southam Superstore Southam, CV47 0FG 174.9p
Tesco Sevenoaks Riverhead Superstore Sevenoaks, TN13 2QS 174.9p
Tesco Poole Branksome Superstore Poole, BH12 1AU 174.9p
Tesco Harlow E Rd Superstore Harlow, CM20 2TG 174.9p
Tesco Harlow Church Langley Superstore Harlow, CM17 9TE 174.9p
Tesco Dunmow Superstore Dunmow, CM6 1SF 174.9p
Tesco Clevedon Superstore Clevedon, BS21 6LH 174.9p

Tesco prices by nation

Tesco average prices by nation
Nation Forecourts Petrol Diesel
England 389 168.6p 190.4p
Scotland 57 169.0p 191.2p
Wales 44 168.1p 190.7p
Northern Ireland 19 163.3p 184.8p

A dash means fewer than three forecourts with a current price.

Fuel brands compared, cheapest petrol first

Average prices by brand
Brand Petrol Diesel Forecourts
Costco Wholesale 162.5p 184.1p 18
Go 164.9p 189.1p 32
Maxol 165.8p 188.7p 93
Solo 166.0p 190.3p 51
Emo 167.5p 190.8p 18
Circle K 167.7p 189.8p 44
Tesco 168.4p 190.3p 509
Asda 168.4p 191.0p 321
The Co-operative 168.4p 190.3p 19
Morrisons 168.5p 191.6p 339
Sainsbury's 169.0p 190.6p 315
Applegreen 169.0p 192.3p 13
Jet 169.8p 192.7p 302
Murco 170.3p 193.1p 159
Texaco 170.6p 193.8p 486
TotalEnergies 170.9p 193.8p 15
Valero 171.0p 194.2p 166
Pace 171.0p 193.7p 51
EG On The Move 171.5p 194.4p 147
Essar 171.6p 194.1p 32
Gulf 172.1p 195.4p 279
Asda Express 172.1p 194.7p 84
Esso 172.4p 196.0p 1,429
Spar 172.5p 194.6p 23
Harvest Energy 173.3p 197.5p 13
Gleaner 173.5p 197.6p 27
Highland Fuels 173.7p 195.7p 21
Central Convenience 173.7p 196.9p 18
BP 174.7p 197.6p 1,030
Shell 175.3p 197.9p 872
Welcome Break 187.2p 208.4p 40

Averages count each forecourt once. A brand with many motorway or rural sites will look dearer than one mostly in towns.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Forecourt prices Fuel Finder open data Fuel Finder statutory scheme
ONS Postcode Directory Office for National Statistics
Prices at 16:47 on 16 September 2026 8,070 filling stations 16 September 2026
  • Averages use unleaded (E10) and standard diesel (B7) prices at open forecourts, leaving out prices unchanged for over two weeks or far from every other forecourt.
  • Brands are as each forecourt reports them to Fuel Finder; some dealer-run sites carry an oil company’s brand.

Source: Fuel Finder, the UK government’s statutory fuel price scheme.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.