Petrol and diesel drivers 'should expect fuel prices to keep on falling' in huge victory for millions

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Felix Reeves

By Felix Reeves


Published: 10/06/2026

- 12:21

Updated: 10/06/2026

- 12:22

The most expensive petrol and diesel prices seen this month have been in Scotland

Drivers across the UK have been backed by falling fuel prices in recent days as costs slowly drop and the price of oil continues to remain stable.

The latest data from the RAC reports that petrol drivers are paying an average of 157.93p, while diesel vehicle owners are forking out 180.92p per litre.


Average prices have fallen almost 2p a litre to 157.93p per litre since peaking on May 28 at 159.53p, with oil dropping below $100 (£74.68) for the last nine days.

While they are still paying far more for their fuel, diesel prices have plummeted by almost 11p in the three weeks since they peaked at 191.54p.

Diesel is now at its lowest price since the end of March, although it is still 27.1 per cent, or 38.5p per litre, more expensive than when the war first started.

Commenting on the falling costs, Simon Williams, RAC head of policy, said: "RAC analysis of wholesale market data shows drivers should expect prices to keep on falling.

"Unleaded ought to come down by another 4p at least, while diesel should drop even further, by possibly as much as 8p."

Drivers who own a standard family car with a 55-litre fuel tank will pay an average of £86.86, while the diesel equivalent is £99.51.

Petrol pump and fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices continue to fall, although they are still dramatically more expensive than they were before the Iran War

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These figures represent a staggering £13.81 and £21.20 per tank hike for petrol and diesel respectively, compared to the start of the conflict in the Middle East.

The Competition and Markets Authority continues to monitor how quickly pump prices fall when wholesale costs are lower.

Mr Williams added: "Its latest report showed retailers hadn't altered their pricing strategies when the price of oil shot up, but it did note margins were still at historically high levels.

"Its latest report only covered the first two months of the war which is important as diesel peaked on the wholesale market in early to mid-April, whereas petrol hit its wholesale high in late May."

As motorists continue to deal with high fuel prices, GB News has rounded up the most expensive petrol and diesel costs around the UK since the start of the month.

Fuel prices

The price of diesel peaked in mid-April following the outbreak of war in the Middle East

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Most expensive petrol prices

Steisean Connaidh Chrosabol, Crossapol, Argyll and Bute (PA77 6UP) - 207.6p

Welcome Break Oxford, Waterstock, Oxfordshire (OX33 1LJ) - 199.9p

Lambley Motors, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (NG4 4PN) - 198.9p

Cornerlane Shell Self Serve Ltd, Leigh, Greater Manchester (WN7 5PY) - 188.9p

Central Garage, Hayle, Cornwall (TR27 4BS) - 187.9p

Asda Cherwell Valley Express Petrol, Bicester, Oxfordshire (OX27 7RD) - 184.9p

Asda Stafford South Express Petrol, Stone, Staffordshire (ST15 0XE) - 184.9p

Shell Taunton Deane South, Taunton, Somerset (TA3 7PF) - 182.9p

Shell Chesterfield South, Tibshelf, Derbyshire (DE55 5TZ) - 182.9p

Shell Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (HP9 2SE) - 182.9p

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Most expensive diesel prices

Cluanie Inn Hotel, Glenmoriston, Inverness (IV63 7YW) - 215.64p

Steisean Connaidh Chrosabol, Crossapol, Argyll and Bute (PA77 6UP) - 214.8p

MacKenzie Stores, Portree, Isle of Skye (IV51 9JS) - 208.9p

Shell Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (HP9 2SE) - 199.9p

Shell Cobham, Cobham, Surrey (KT11 3JS) - 199.9p

Shell Channel Gateway, Saltwood, Kent (CT21 4GH) - 199.9p

Port Askaig Stores, Port Askaig, Isle of Islay (PA46 7RB) - 199.9p

Asda Bothwell Express Petrol, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire (G71 8BG) - 199.8p

EG Rivington North and South PFS, Bolton, Greater Manchester (BL6 5UZ) - 198.9p

Shell Magna, Swadlincote, Derbyshire (DE12 7AP) - 197.9p