The average price of a litre of diesel exceeded £2 a litre for the first time ever at the start of this month and unleaded nudged £1.75 a litre, its highest in more than four years.
As a result, 2026 is on course to be the second most expensive year on record for drivers to fill up – second only to 2022 – despite fuel duty having remained at a reduced rate of 52.95p a litre since the onset of the war in Ukraine.
RAC figures show an increasing proportion of drivers are cutting back on other spending because of the high cost of fuel.
RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said: “It’s easy to forget that fuel duty is already lower than it was several years ago given it was cut by 5p in the early days of the Ukraine war.
"But this hasn’t stopped prices spiralling this year as a result of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East."
Your Chad has researched the prices in the area to see where you can fill up for less, and those which are the most expensive, using Petrolprices.com.
Prices are constantly changing, but the data published here are the most up-to-date figures available.

1. Latest fuel prices
Check out the latest fuel prices at petrol stations in Mansfield and Ashfield Photo: Pixabay

2. Sainsbury's, Mansfield
Sainsbury's prices on Nottingham Road are currently 162.9p for unleaded and 195.9p for diesel as of November 10. Photo: Google

3. Asda, Forest Town
Unleaded petrol is currently 161.7p and 195.7p for diesel as of November 11. Photo: Google

4. Asda, Sutton
162.7p per litre for unleaded and 193.7p for diesel as of November 11. Photo: Google