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.
9. Gulf, Mansfield
The fuel forecourt on Stockwell Gate currently has unleaded for 162.9p and diesel for 196.9p as of November 9. Photo: Google
10. Kirkby Ashfield Express, Kirkby
Kirkby Ashfield Express on Lowmoor Road, has unleaded for 162.9p per litre, and diesel for 193.9p per litre, as of November 11. Photo: Google
11. Rosemary Street, Mansfield
Unleaded is 162.9p per litre and diesel is 196.9p as of November 9. Photo: Google
12. Total Energies, Skegby
Total Energies on Mansfield Road, Skegby, has unleaded for 167.9p per litre and diesel for 197.9p per litre, as of November 6. Photo: Google