UK weekly fuel prices
The official DESNZ weekly average pump prices, republished with a stable API the moment they land each Tuesday.
UK average pump prices were 161.63p/litre for petrol and 182.82p/litre for diesel in the week ending 24 August 2026 (DESNZ, via THRIVE).
| Petrol (ULSP) | 161.63p/litre ▲ 0.5p |
|---|---|
| Diesel (ULSD) | 182.82p/litre ▲ 1.4p |
Recent weeks
| Week | Petrol p/l | Diesel p/l |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | 161.63 | 182.82 |
| 17 August 2026 | 161.12 | 181.38 |
| 10 August 2026 | 162.15 | 181.97 |
| 3 August 2026 | 159.89 | 179.19 |
| 27 July 2026 | 156.13 | 173.97 |
| 20 July 2026 | 152.29 | 167.08 |
Source and methodology
Data is the DESNZ weekly road fuel prices series (average UK pump prices, pence per litre, including duty and VAT), ingested each Tuesday after publication and used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The THRIVE Fleet Cost Index converts these prices into pence-per-mile for fleets.
Free JSON API: /api/v1/fuel-prices. Attribution requested, never required — terms.
Related THRIVE data
Pump prices are the input to most of the rest of our numbers: