Filling station
Esso Rontec Red Dragon
Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1BP. Prices this forecourt has reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme; we check them twice a day.
Prices at Esso Rontec Red Dragon
- Unleaded petrol (E10) 170.9p 0.7p below the Cardiff average
- Diesel (B7) 199.9p not changed since 24 Sept, 11:06
- Petrol rank in Cardiff 12 of 26 1 is the cheapest forecourt
- Forecourt Esso Cardiff, CF5 1BP
Unleaded petrol is 170.9p a litre, 0.7p below the Cardiff average of 171.6p and 0.6p below the UK average. It is the 12th cheapest of 26 forecourts in Cardiff for petrol.
| Fuel | Price a litre | Last changed |
|---|---|---|
| Unleaded (E10) | 170.9p | 30 Oct, 12:08 |
| Super unleaded (E5) | 189.9p | 30 Oct, 12:08 |
| Diesel (B7) | 199.9p may be out of date | 24 Sept, 11:06 |
| Premium diesel | 218.9p may be out of date | 24 Sept, 11:06 |
Times are UK time. We last checked Fuel Finder at 31 Oct, 19:32. Prices marked "may be out of date" have not changed for over two weeks, and those that "look wrong" are far from every other forecourt; neither counts in averages.
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Filling stations near Esso Rontec Red Dragon
4 of the 8 nearest forecourts have cheaper petrol. The cheapest is Asda Leckwith Road Superstore, 1.2 miles away, at 169.7p.
| Filling station | Miles | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texaco Asda Llantrisant Express Petrol Cardiff | 1.0 | 173.9p | 199.9p |
 Asda Leckwith Road Superstore Cardiff | 1.2 | 169.7p | – |
| Tivoli Service Station Cardiff | 1.3 | 175.9p | 201.9p |
 Tesco Cardiff Extra Cardiff | 1.3 | 169.9p | – |
 Esso Rontec Cathedral Cardiff | 1.6 | 169.9p | – |
| Esso Asda Radyr Express Petrol Cardiff | 1.6 | 175.9p | – |
| Texaco City CF14 | 1.7 | – | – |
 Valero MFG Ninian Leckwith | 1.7 | 169.9p | – |
Distances are in a straight line. Highlighted prices are cheaper than here.
Opening hours and facilities
| Monday | 24 hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 24 hours |
| Wednesday | 24 hours |
| Thursday | 24 hours |
| Friday | 24 hours |
| Saturday | 24 hours |
| Sunday | 24 hours |
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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 19:32 on 31 October 2026 | 8,148 filling stations | 31 October 2026 |
- Prices are those the forecourt has reported to Fuel Finder, the statutory scheme that requires UK filling stations to publish their prices within 30 minutes of a change. We check it twice a day, so a price may have changed since.
- Council areas come from the forecourt’s 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.