How to Find the Cheapest Fuel Prices Near You in the UK

Fuel prices in the UK are not set nationally — they vary station to station, town to town, and week to week depending on supermarket pricing wars, local competition, and wholesale cost changes. It is common to see a 10-15p per litre gap between two stations five minutes apart.

Why prices vary so much

Supermarket forecourts (Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons) usually undercut motorway services and independent garages, sometimes by a significant margin. Motorway services in particular can charge a premium simply because drivers have no other option once they are already on the road.

What actually works

Checking a single station's price on the way out does not help once you are thirty miles down the road and running low. What works is comparing live prices for stations along your actual route before you leave, so you can plan a fill-up stop that is both cheap and on the way — not a detour.

Build it into your route, not an afterthought

The most efficient approach is to see fuel prices directly on your route, not as a separate search. MyRoadMate is built around this: fuel and EV prices are shown alongside your route, live traffic and stops, so cheap fuel is something you plan around rather than something you stumble on.