Diesel cost an average of 199.8p a litre across the 451 forecourts in London that were reporting diesel prices to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme on 2 November 2026, 1.1p above the UK average of 198.7p.
The cheapest diesel open to all drivers in London was 185.9p at MFG Cricklewood (Esso), NW2 6ND. The dearest was 222.9p at Welcome Break London Gateway, NW7 3HU, a motorway service area. For a business buying fuel, that 37.0p difference is worth £370 on every 1,000 litres, or £20.35 on a 55 litre tank. Away from motorway services, the dearest was 209.9p at MFG Park Lane (Esso), W1K 7HB, 24.0p more than the cheapest.
Like for like, diesel prices at the 243 of those forecourts that reported on both 26 October and 2 November fell by an average of 0.4p a litre over the week. Among them, 16 raised their price, 76 cut it and the rest did not change.
Unleaded petrol (E10) averaged 171.7p across 453 forecourts, 0.4p above the UK average of 171.3p. It ranged from 162.9p at Greenman Service Station (Jet) to 198.9p at Welcome Break London Gateway.
Supermarket forecourts were the cheaper place to fill up with diesel: they averaged 196.7p across 67 sites, against 200.3p at the other 384.
For fleets, 325 of the 451 forecourts selling diesel told Fuel Finder they sell fuel 24 hours a day, and 18 have AdBlue at the pump. None of them listed HVO renewable diesel.
How the figures were worked out
The figures come from Fuel Finder, the government scheme under which every UK forecourt must report its prices within 30 minutes of a change, published as open data under the Open Government Licence. British Fuel Prices records the feed several times a day. Averages cover the forecourts on its London page that reported a price in the 14 days to 2 November 2026; older prices are left out. London here means the London region, by postcode. The figures include 3 motorway service areas. Weekly changes compare the same forecourts’ prices at both dates. Prices are pump prices in pence per litre, including duty and VAT.
Every London forecourt with its latest prices and a map: British Fuel Prices London page.
Chart: London Business Daily, from Fuel Finder open data.
British Fuel Prices is published by Domain Farm Limited, which also publishes London Business Daily.