Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in East Lothian
Average pump prices across 16 filling stations in East Lothian, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 16 Sept, 16:47.
- Average unleaded petrol 171.7p the same as the UK average
- Average diesel 195.8p 1.2p above the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 168.9p Tesco Musselburgh Extra
- Filling stations 16 4 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 171.7p a litre across 16 forecourts in East Lothian, the same as the UK average. Diesel averages 195.8p, 1.2p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Tesco Musselburgh Extra, 168.9p; the dearest is 175.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 190.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in East Lothian
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
 Tesco Musselburgh Extra East Lothian | 168.9p |
| Spar-Pencaitland Tranent | 168.9p |
| Highland Fuels John Hastie & Son Ltd Prestonpans | 169.9p |
| Tesco North Berwick Superstore North Berwick | 169.9p |
 Jet Rigg Service Station Dunbar | 169.9p |
| Jet Tranent Service Station Tranent | 169.9p |
| Links Road Garage Port Seton | 170.9p |
 Asda Dunbar Supermarket Dunbar | 171.9p |
| Asda Tranent Supermarket Tranent | 171.9p |
| BP MFG Musselburgh Musselburgh | 171.9p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Tesco Musselburgh Extra East Lothian | 190.9p |
| Asda Tranent Supermarket Tranent | 193.9p |
| Jet Rigg Service Station Dunbar | 193.9p |
| Jet Tranent Service Station Tranent | 193.9p |
| Jet By-Pass Service Station EH41 | 194.9p |
| Tesco North Berwick Superstore North Berwick | 194.9p |
| Spar-Pencaitland Tranent | 194.9p |
| Asda Dunbar Supermarket Dunbar | 195.9p |
| Highland Fuels John Hastie & Son Ltd Prestonpans | 195.9p |
| Links Road Garage Port Seton | 195.9p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 1.4p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in East Lothian.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 170.7p | 193.9p | 4 |
| Other forecourts | 172.1p | 196.5p | 12 |
Council areas in Scotland, cheapest first
East Lothian is number 13 of 31 for petrol.
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| East Ayrshire | 167.0p | 190.2p |
| South Ayrshire | 167.8p | 190.1p |
| Midlothian | 168.7p | 189.4p |
| Clackmannanshire | 169.0p | 193.8p |
| Scottish Borders | 169.5p | 192.1p |
| Edinburgh | 169.8p | 191.6p |
| Renfrewshire | 170.1p | 193.7p |
| Inverclyde | 170.2p | 193.7p |
| Dundee | 170.5p | 192.4p |
| North Ayrshire | 170.7p | 192.7p |
| Moray | 171.4p | 196.3p |
| Shetland Islands | 171.6p | 199.4p |
| East Lothian | 171.7p | 195.8p |
| Angus | 172.0p | 198.6p |
| Falkirk | 172.0p | 195.6p |
| Aberdeenshire | 172.3p | 196.1p |
| East Dunbartonshire | 172.3p | 195.8p |
| Fife | 172.8p | 196.3p |
| Aberdeen | 173.2p | 198.3p |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 173.3p | 196.2p |
| North Lanarkshire | 173.3p | 196.0p |
| Argyll and Bute | 173.5p | 197.1p |
| Glasgow | 173.5p | 196.6p |
| East Renfrewshire | 173.6p | 197.5p |
| Perth and Kinross | 173.6p | 196.5p |
| West Dunbartonshire | 173.7p | 197.8p |
| South Lanarkshire | 174.5p | 197.3p |
| Stirling | 175.2p | 197.6p |
| West Lothian | 175.2p | 197.4p |
| Highland | 175.8p | 199.1p |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 179.9p | 203.7p |
Every filling station in East Lothian
| Filling station | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Tesco Musselburgh Extra East Lothian · supermarket | 168.9p | 190.9p |
| Spar-Pencaitland Tranent | 168.9p | 194.9p |
| Highland Fuels John Hastie & Son Ltd Prestonpans | 169.9p | 195.9p |
| Tesco North Berwick Superstore North Berwick · supermarket | 169.9p | 194.9p |
| Jet Rigg Service Station Dunbar | 169.9p | 193.9p |
| Jet Tranent Service Station Tranent | 169.9p | 193.9p |
| Links Road Garage Port Seton | 170.9p | 195.9p |
| Asda Dunbar Supermarket Dunbar · supermarket | 171.9p | 195.9p |
| Asda Tranent Supermarket Tranent · supermarket | 171.9p | 193.9p |
| BP MFG Musselburgh Musselburgh | 171.9p | 195.9p |
| Jet By-Pass Service Station EH41 | 172.9p | 194.9p |
 Esso MFG Dalrymple North Berwick | 172.9p | 197.9p |
| Shell Asda Haddington Express Petrol Haddington | 173.9p | 198.9p |
| EG Macmerry Macmerry | 173.9p | 196.9p |
| Gladsmuir Garage Tranent | 174.0p | 199.0p |
| BP MFG Monktonhall Musselburgh | 175.9p | 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.