Filling station
Shell Markstey Garage
85 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1EB. Prices this forecourt has reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme; we check them twice a day.
Prices at Shell Markstey Garage
- Unleaded petrol (E10) 176.9p 3.6p above the Colchester average
- Diesel (B7) 199.9p not changed since 17 Sept, 05:56
- Petrol rank in Colchester 17 of 19 1 is the cheapest forecourt
- Forecourt Shell Colchester, CO6 1EB
Unleaded petrol is 176.9p a litre, 3.6p above the Colchester average of 173.3p and 5.4p above the UK average. It is the 3rd dearest of 19 forecourts in Colchester for petrol.
| Fuel | Price a litre | Last changed |
|---|---|---|
| Unleaded (E10) | 176.9p | 25 Oct, 07:20 |
| Super unleaded (E5) | 204.9p may be out of date | 10 Oct, 07:11 |
| Diesel (B7) | 199.9p may be out of date | 17 Sept, 05:56 |
| Premium diesel | 224.9p may be out of date | 10 Oct, 07:10 |
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 Prices marked "may be out of date" have not changed for over two weeks, and those that "look wrong" are far from every other forecourt; neither counts in averages.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 Shell Markstey Garage
8 of the 8 nearest forecourts have cheaper petrol. The cheapest is Sainsbury's Stanway, 1.9 miles away, at 169.9p.
| Filling station | Miles | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Doggetts Lane Colchester | 0.7 | 175.9p | 199.9p |
| Shell Sextons Colchester | 1.1 | 172.9p | – |
 Esso Aldford Service Station Colchester | 1.8 | 171.9p | – |
 Sainsbury's Stanway Colchester | 1.9 | 169.9p | 196.9p |
| Esso MFG Stanway Stanway Colchester | 2.5 | 169.9p | 199.9p |
| Stanway Co-op Forecourt Colchester | 2.6 | 169.9p | 195.9p |
| Esso MFG Feering Feering / Colchester | 2.9 | 171.9p | – |
 Texaco Asda Colchester Express Petrol Colchester | 3.3 | 169.9p | 195.9p |
Distances are in a straight line. Highlighted prices are cheaper than here.
Opening hours and facilities
| Monday | 05:30–20:30 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 05:30–20:30 |
| Wednesday | 05:30–20:30 |
| Thursday | 05:30–20:30 |
| Friday | 05:30–20:30 |
| Saturday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00–18:00 |
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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.