UK weekly fuel prices
The official DESNZ weekly average pump prices, republished with a stable API the moment they land each Tuesday.
Updated weekly · latest week commencing 26 October 2026
UK average pump prices were 174.07p/litre for petrol and 199.22p/litre for diesel in the week commencing 26 October 2026 (DESNZ, via THRIVE).
| Petrol (ULSP) | 174.07p/litre ▼ 0.5p |
|---|---|
| Diesel (ULSD) | 199.22p/litre ▼ 0.1p |
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Citation: THRIVE UK weekly fuel prices, week commencing 26 October 2026. thrivefleet.co.uk/data/fuel-prices/2026-10-26
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What diesel is costing a fleet of your size
| Diesel this week | 199.22p a litre |
|---|---|
| Cost a van, a year | £4,528 |
| Against prices on 20 July 2026 | £182,639 more |
| Per mile, diesel vs electric | 25.2p vs 9.4p |
Would electric vans pay back?
At 18,000 mi a year each van would spend £2,837 less on energy. After a £1,350 a year price premium, that is £371,700 a year better off across 250 vans. Electric pays back above 8,566 mi a year.
Illustrative, not a quote. Diesel is the UK average pump price from DESNZ for the week commencing 26 October 2026, in a 36mpg van. Electric is priced at HMRC's advisory electric rates for company cars, used as a proxy (7p a mile home, 15p public) with 70% of charging at home. The price premium and van economy are THRIVE's stated assumptions: how the break-even works.
Recent weeks
| Week | Petrol p/l | Diesel p/l |
|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2026 | 174.07 | 199.22 |
| 19 October 2026 | 174.57 | 199.33 |
| 12 October 2026 | 175.28 | 200.04 |
| 5 October 2026 | 174.88 | 199.52 |
| 28 September 2026 | 173.46 | 197.58 |
| 21 September 2026 | 172.01 | 195.53 |
| 14 September 2026 | 168.14 | 190.72 |
| 7 September 2026 | 164.4 | 186.36 |
| 31 August 2026 | 161.61 | 183.49 |
| 24 August 2026 | 161.63 | 182.82 |
| 17 August 2026 | 161.8 | 182.45 |
| 10 August 2026 | 162.15 | 181.97 |
| 3 August 2026 | 159.89 | 179.19 |
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.
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