Sandgate Service Station

How the 158p breaks down

Area average margin is 4.2p — this station runs 5.5p above.

What you're actually paying for

Of every litre of Standard Unleaded (E10) at 135.9p, 73.0p (≈ 54%) goes to the wholesale cost of the fuel itself, 53.0p (≈ 39%) is fuel duty paid to HMRC, 0.3p (≈ 0%) is VAT, and 9.7p (≈ 7%) is what the forecourt keeps to cover rent, staff, card fees and profit.

This station's margin of 9.7p is 5.5p above the five-mile average — notably high (neighbours average 4.2p). On our 0–10 fairness scale, 1.0/10 (high).

Wholesale and duty numbers come from DESNZ daily bulletins; VAT is the statutory 20% applied to the pump price; area average is computed across every reporting station within five miles.

Seven days of E10