Every weekly UK average pump price for petrol and diesel since 2003, on one chart. Pick a week to see what a year's driving cost then, and how much carbon it put out.
UK pump prices, week of 19 Oct 2026
- Diesel
- 199.33p a litre
−0.71p on the week · +56.52p on the year
- Unleaded petrol
- 174.57p a litre
−0.71p on the week · +39.88p on the year
Pence per litre, every week
What your driving costs and emits
- Fuel used
- 909 litres
- Cost at 199.33p a litre
- £1,812
- Emissions (2026 government factor)
- 2.35 t CO2e
2.584 kg CO2e per litre of forecourt diesel, Scope 1 if it's your own vehicle. Prices include duty and VAT.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DESNZ, Weekly road fuel prices; greenhouse gas reporting conversion factors.
Average price every year
| Year | Diesel, average | Diesel, highest week | Petrol, average | Petrol, highest week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (42 weeks) | 173.04p | 200.04p | 152.68p | 175.28p |
| 2025 | 142.70p | 146.88p | 135.05p | 139.62p |
| 2024 | 148.36p | 157.98p | 141.47p | 149.54p |
| 2023 | 158.12p | 174.16p | 147.65p | 156.02p |
| 2022 | 177.78p | 199.22p | 164.64p | 191.55p |
| 2021 | 135.04p | 151.31p | 131.40p | 147.53p |
| 2020 | 119.46p | 132.88p | 114.09p | 127.33p |
| 2019 | 131.71p | 136.45p | 124.97p | 129.41p |
| 2018 | 130.04p | 137.08p | 125.03p | 130.98p |
| 2017 | 120.21p | 123.81p | 117.51p | 120.20p |
| 2016 | 110.42p | 119.03p | 108.95p | 116.56p |
| 2015 | 115.00p | 121.34p | 111.03p | 116.79p |
| 2014 | 133.47p | 138.34p | 127.42p | 131.11p |
| 2013 | 140.59p | 146.71p | 134.32p | 140.00p |
| 2012 | 142.16p | 148.04p | 135.75p | 142.17p |
| 2011 | 138.81p | 143.06p | 133.41p | 137.05p |
| 2010 | 119.23p | 127.68p | 116.90p | 123.44p |
| 2009 | 104.15p | 109.99p | 99.59p | 108.79p |
| 2008 | 117.56p | 132.89p | 107.00p | 119.44p |
| 2007 | 97.11p | 107.61p | 94.49p | 102.67p |
| 2006 | 95.18p | 99.57p | 91.40p | 98.05p |
| 2005 | 90.82p | 97.89p | 86.80p | 95.07p |
| 2004 | 81.89p | 86.54p | 80.25p | 84.34p |
| 2003 (30 weeks) | 77.29p | 77.68p | 75.59p | 76.43p |
Pence per litre, including duty and VAT.
Worked example
A van fleet buys 1,000 litres of diesel. At this week's 199.33p that costs £1,993, against £1,428 a year ago. Either way it emits 2,584 kg CO2e (1,000 × 2.584 kg), which goes in Scope 1 if you own or lease the vans.
How Carbon Recycling helps
Add the litres from receipts, a fuel card spreadsheet or your accounting software, and Carbon Recycling works out the Scope 1 emissions and the well-to-tank Scope 3 line, with the right government factor for each year. Reporting from litres rather than spend means a price spike never inflates your footprint.
Data sources and licences
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DESNZ, Weekly road fuel prices.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DESNZ, greenhouse gas reporting conversion factors.
Yearly averages and highs are Carbon Recycling's own sums of the weekly figures. DESNZ does not endorse us.
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