Service stations · UK motorway network
The motorway premium.
74 motorway service-station forecourts, ranked. They charge an average of 32.0p/L more for Standard Unleaded (E10) than the national average of 141.8p.
Stations
74
Cheapest
149.9p
Nicholl Fuels
Motorway avg
173.8p
Unleaded
Premium vs national
+32.0p
nat. 141.8p
Cheapest motorway forecourts
The value ten
- 01CIARA LTDNicholl Fuels · BT413TJ149.9pE10
- 02EXELBY SERVICES GOLDEN FLEECEShell · CARLISLE · CA4 0AN153.9pE10
- 03Mulkerns MaxolMaxol · NEWRY · BT35 8QY153.9pE10
- 04Stretton Service StationStretton Service Station · STAFFORD · ST19 9LN154.9pE10
- 05ASDA BARTON UPON HUMBER EXPRESS PETROLEsso · BARTON-UPON-HUMBER · DN18 5LQ154.9pE10
- 06Springfields Service StationSpringfields Service Station · Lincolnshire · PE12 6JP154.9pE10
- 07EXELBY SERVICES CONEYGARTHShell · NORTHALLERTON · DL7 9EG154.9pE10
- 08Piccadilly Service StationPiccadilly Service Station · WELLINGTON · TA21 9HY156.9pE10
- 09Karan Ivetsey Bank Service StationKaran Ivetsey Bank Service Station · Stafford · ST19 9QT156.9pE10
- 10ASDA HEATHROW SOUTH EXPRESS PETROLEsso · HOUNSLOW · TW6 3PF157.9pE10
Dearest motorway forecourts
The avoid ten
- 01cluanie inn hotelCluanie Inn Hotel · INVERNESS · IV63 7YW194.9pE10
- 02WELCOME BREAK CHARNOCK RICHARD SOUTHWelcome Break · CHORLEY · PR7 5LR185.9pE10
- 03WELCOME BREAK LONDON GATEWAYWelcome Break · MILL HILL · NW7 3HU185.9pE10
- 04WELCOME BREAK LEICESTER FOREST EAST SOUTHWelcome Break · LEICESTER · LE3 3GB185.9pE10
- 05WELCOME BREAK ABINGTONWelcome Break · ABINGTON · ML12 6RG185.9pE10
- 06WELCOME BREAK BURTONWOODWelcome Break · BURTONWOOD · WA5 3AX185.9pE10
- 07WELCOME BREAK KEELE SOUTHWelcome Break · NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME · ST5 5HG185.9pE10
- 08WELCOME BREAK OXFORDBP · WATERSTOCK · OX33 1LJ185.9pE10
- 09WELCOME BREAK CORLEY NORTHWelcome Break · COVENTRY · CV7 8NR185.9pE10
- 10WELCOME BREAK NEWPORT PAGNELL NORTHWelcome Break · NEWPORT PAGNELL · MK16 8DS185.9pE10
The motorway premium is a known feature of the UK fuel market: service-station operators cite higher rents, 24-hour staffing, and captive custom. The gap has narrowed in recent years as price transparency rules have come in, but it's still significant. For short journeys, it's almost always cheaper to come off the motorway and fill at a supermarket in the next town.