Fuel prices fall for last seven days

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RAC head of policy Simon Williams said:

"While prices at the pumps have fallen for the last seven days, the drop isn't as great or as quick as we’d expect, given our analysis of wholesale data. Petrol has only come down by a penny a litre and diesel by almost 2p (1.66p). We hope drivers will see the average price of petrol fall by at least 3p a litre and diesel by double that in the coming days.

"Drivers understand retailers have had no option but to put prices up due to the cost of oil being so much higher and they're also suffering with fuel theft as widely reported this week, but as wholesale prices reduce so should forecourt prices."

 

Petrol

Diesel

Unleaded daily change

Unleaded change - since 28/2

Unleaded % change since 28/2

Diesel daily change

Diesel change - since 28/2

Diesel % change since 28/2

28/02/2026

132.83

142.38

+0.2

0

0.0%

+0.2

0

0.0%

22/04/202

157.34

189.88

-0.13

+24.5

18.5%

-0.25

+47.5

33.4%

Peak

 

Petrol

Diesel

Unleaded daily change

Unleaded change - since 28/2

Unleaded % change since 28/2

Diesel daily change

Diesel change - since 28/2

Diesel % change since 28/2

15/04/2026

158.31

191.54

+0.01

+25.5

19.2%

0.0

+49.2

34.5%

Since the peak, petrol has fallen by a penny (0.97p) and diesel by almost 2p (1.66p)

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