Fuel Price Report
September 2010
FUEL PRICE REPORT SEPTEMBER 2010
Petrol and diesel prices have fallen for the fourth month in a row, but an increase in wholesale prices threatens to put that in
reverse. This would coincide with a 1p-a-litre increase in fuel duty on October 1 – at a time when petrol prices are already nearly
9p a litre dearer than a year ago. Barrel price is $79.
Unleaded prices have fallen by 1.3ppl from 116.5ppl to 115.2ppl. Diesel prices have also fallen, by 1.2ppl, from 119.2ppl to
118.0ppl. The price difference between unleaded and diesel has risen to 2.8ppl.
London recorded the highest price for unleaded at 116.2ppl. Yorkshire and Humberside recorded the lowest price for
unleaded at 114.2ppl. Northern Ireland and Wales recorded the highest diesel price at 118.7ppl. Yorkshire and Humberside
have the cheapest diesel at 117.2ppl.
Supermarket prices for unleaded also fell over the month by 1.5ppl to 113.4ppl. The gap between supermarket prices and the UK
average for unleaded has risen to 1.8ppl.
The UK has the twelfth highest unleaded price in Europe and the second highest diesel price.
Garages and Supermarkets Unleaded 95 Octane Diesel Super Unleaded LPG
(pence) (pence) (pence) (pence)
litres (gallons) litres (gallons) litres (gallons) litres
Northern Ireland 115.9 526.9 118.7 539.62 124.7 566.9 60.4
Scotland 114.6 521.0 118.2 537.35 120.8 549.2 61.1
Wales 115.8 526.4 118.7 539.62 121.8 553.7 59.9
North 114.5 520.5 117.7 535.07 122.1 555.1 60.9
North West 114.4 520.1 117.7 535.07 122.5 556.9 58.8
Yorkshire & Humberside 114.2 519.2 117.2 532.80 121.6 552.8 61.8
West Midlands 115.0 522.8 117.7 535.07 123.2 560.1 66.3
East Midlands 115.2 523.7 117.8 535.53 123.3 560.5 63.4
East Anglia 115.7 526.0 118.3 537.80 123.2 560.1 64.2
South East 115.8 526.4 118.3 537.80 122.8 558.3 65.7
South West 115.7 526.0 118.5 538.71 122.6 557.4 63.6
London 116.2 528.3 118.4 538.26 123.2 560.1 66.2
UK AVERAGE 115.2 523.7 118.0 536.44 122.6 557.4 63.9
Per cent taken as Tax 64.5 63.36 61.5
Supermarkets Unleaded 95 Octane Diesel Super unleaded LPG
litres (gallons) litres (gallons) litres (gallons) litres
SUPERMARKET
AVERAGE 113.4 515.5 115.8 526.4 118.3 537.8 59.0
Per cent taken as Tax 65.3 64.28 63.2
The AA Public Affairs Fuel Price Report uses data sourced from Experian Catalist (www.catalist.com)
They are an average of mid-month prices from the respective regions.
Fuel Price Report
September 2010
OVERSEAS PRICE COMPARISONS
Using currency exchange rates as at 20 September 2010 quoted in local currency and UK pence equivalent.
Source of overseas price comparisons: European prices - European Road Information Centre (Geneva), and based on figures as
at 17 September 2010. USA prices - Energy Information Administration, US Dept. of Energy – as at 13 September 2010.
FUEL PRICES IN EUROPE AND THE USA
Local Currency per litre UK pence per litre
Country Currency Unleaded Diesel Unleaded Diesel
Austria Euro 1.20 1.12 100.57 94.11
Belgium Euro 1.38 1.17 115.33 98.47
Czech Republic Czech Koruna 31.40 30.40 106.87 103.46
Denmark Danish Krone 11.10 9.84 125.01 110.82
Finland Euro 1.44 1.16 120.53 96.87
France Euro 1.41 1.27 118.10 106.69
Germany Euro 1.41 1.22 118.43 102.58
Greece Euro 1.49 1.29 124.64 107.86
Netherlands Euro 1.56 1.23 130.76 103.08
Hungary Forint 344.00 328.00 102.54 97.77
Ireland Euro 1.30 1.25 108.95 104.76
Italy Euro 1.36 1.30 113.65 108.70
Luxembourg Euro 1.15 1.01 96.79 84.80
Estonia Kroons 17.15 17.15 92.05 92.05
Norwegian
Norway Krone 12.68 11.57 133.81 122.10
Latvia Lats 0.77 0.75 90.85 88.48
Lithuania Litas 4.17 3.65 101.42 88.78
Poland Zloty 4.53 4.28 96.29 90.98
Slovakia Euro 1.25 1.13 104.76 94.36
Slovenia Euro 1.20 1.17 100.82 97.80
Portugal Euro 1.39 1.18 116.50 98.89
Spain Euro 1.15 1.08 96.46 90.58
Sweden Swedish Krona 12.78 12.36 116.29 112.47
Switzerland Swiss Francs 1.63 1.71 103.84 108.94
United States of
America US Dollars 0.719 0.78 46.03 49.81
Malta Euro 1.20 1.06 100.65 88.91
Bulgaria Leva 1.98 1.98 84.98 84.98
Note: We receive international prices to 3 decimal places and calculate the UK pence per litre on that price. Therefore, some
countries will show the same price in their local currency to 2 decimal places, but the UK pence price could be slightly different.
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