Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in Scotland
Average pump prices across 801 filling stations in Scotland, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 16 Sept, 16:47.
- Average unleaded petrol 172.8p 1.1p above the UK average
- Average diesel 196.1p 1.5p above the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 158.9p Costco Wholesale Edinburgh
- Filling stations 801 243 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 172.8p a litre across 736 forecourts in Scotland, 1.1p above the UK average. Diesel averages 196.1p, 1.5p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Costco Wholesale Edinburgh in Edinburgh, 158.9p; the dearest is 203.0p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 177.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in Scotland
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
 Costco Wholesale Edinburgh Edinburgh | 158.9p |
 Tesco Annan Superstore Annan | 159.9p |
| Creetown Service Station Creetown | 161.9p |
 Asda Chesser Supercentre Edinburgh | 162.7p |
| Pace Barrhill Garage Cumnock | 162.9p |
| Campbell Fuel Oils Limited Kilmarnock | 162.9p |
| Jd Cameron Maybole | 162.9p |
| Londis Ayr Road Service Station Ayr | 162.9p |
 Sainsbury's Edinburgh Longstone Edinburgh | 162.9p |
| Sainsbury's Murrayfield Edinburgh | 162.9p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Edinburgh Edinburgh | 177.9p |
| Asda Chesser Supercentre Edinburgh | 181.7p |
| Sainsbury's Edinburgh Longstone Edinburgh | 181.9p |
| Sainsbury's Murrayfield Edinburgh | 181.9p |
| Asda Ayr Superstore Ayr | 182.7p |
| Tesco Annan Superstore Annan | 182.9p |
| Tesco Ayr Extra Ayr | 182.9p |
| Tesco Colinton Superstore Edinburgh | 182.9p |
| Tesco Corstorphine Extra Edinburgh | 182.9p |
| Sainsbury's Currie Edinburgh | 183.9p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 3.2p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in Scotland.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 170.3p | 193.1p | 231 |
| Motorway services | 189.9p | 210.0p | 13 |
| Other forecourts | 173.5p | 197.2p | 493 |
Council areas, cheapest first
| 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 |
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.