Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in Dover
Average pump prices across 12 filling stations in Dover, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 16 Sept, 16:47.
- Average unleaded petrol 174.9p 3.2p above the UK average
- Average diesel 197.1p 2.5p above the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 168.9p Richborough Service Station
- Filling stations 12 1 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 174.9p a litre across 12 forecourts in Dover, 3.2p above the UK average. Diesel averages 197.1p, 2.5p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Richborough Service Station, 168.9p; the dearest is 180.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 191.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in Dover
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Richborough Service Station Sandwich | 168.9p |
| Shell Asda Discovery Park Express Petrol Sandwich | 172.9p |
| Shell Casino Canterbury | 172.9p |
 Gulf Malcolm Waite Ltd - Sandwich Servicepoint CT13 | 172.9p |
 Esso Rontec Richborough Sandwich | 172.9p |
 Tesco Dover Extra Dover | 173.9p |
| Esso MFG Priory Dover | 175.9p |
| Dunkleys of Deal Limited Deal | 176.9p |
| Esso MFG Deal Deal | 176.9p |
| BP MFG Dover Dover | 176.9p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Richborough Service Station Sandwich | 191.9p |
| Shell Casino Canterbury | 195.9p |
| Tesco Dover Extra Dover | 195.9p |
| Dunkleys of Deal Limited Deal | 195.9p |
| Esso Rontec Richborough Sandwich | 195.9p |
| Shell Asda Discovery Park Express Petrol Sandwich | 196.9p |
| Gulf Malcolm Waite Ltd - Sandwich Servicepoint CT13 | 196.9p |
| Esso MFG Deal Deal | 197.9p |
| Esso MFG Walmer Walmer Deal | 197.9p |
| BP MFG Dover Dover | 199.9p |
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Council areas in Kent, cheapest first
Dover is number 8 of 12 for petrol.
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Thanet | 168.8p | 191.9p |
| Gravesham | 172.8p | 196.9p |
| Tunbridge Wells | 172.8p | 193.8p |
| Swale | 173.0p | 195.9p |
| Canterbury | 173.7p | 196.1p |
| Dartford | 173.7p | 196.5p |
| Ashford | 174.5p | 196.6p |
| Dover | 174.9p | 197.1p |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 175.1p | 197.4p |
| Sevenoaks | 175.1p | 197.6p |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 175.1p | 197.5p |
| Maidstone | 175.2p | 197.1p |
Every filling station in Dover
| Filling station | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Richborough Service Station Sandwich | 168.9p | 191.9p |
| Shell Asda Discovery Park Express Petrol Sandwich | 172.9p | 196.9p |
| Shell Casino Canterbury | 172.9p | 195.9p |
| Gulf Malcolm Waite Ltd - Sandwich Servicepoint CT13 | 172.9p | 196.9p |
| Esso Rontec Richborough Sandwich | 172.9p | 195.9p |
| Tesco Dover Extra Dover · supermarket | 173.9p | 195.9p |
| Esso MFG Priory Dover | 175.9p | 199.9p |
| Dunkleys of Deal Limited Deal | 176.9p | 195.9p |
| Esso MFG Deal Deal | 176.9p | 197.9p |
| BP MFG Dover Dover | 176.9p | 199.9p |
| Esso MFG Walmer Walmer Deal | 176.9p | 197.9p |
| Shell Co-op Dover Dover | 180.9p | 199.9p |
A dash means no current price: none reported, not changed for over two weeks, or not believable.
Data sources and methodology
| 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. They count each forecourt once, not by how much fuel it sells.
- Forecourts are placed in council areas from their postcode, using the ONS Postcode Directory.
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.