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UK fuel prices April 2025

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UK petrol averaged 134.6p a litre in April 2025, of which 75.4p was tax (56%) and 32.1p was crude oil. The price fell from 135.3p in the week to 7 April 2025 to 133.8p in the week to 28 April 2025.

Every week in April 2025

UK petrol price decomposition, April 2025, pence per litre
Week toPump priceCrudeMarginDutyVAT
7 April 2025135.332.627.152.9522.5
14 April 2025134.832.027.452.9522.5
21 April 2025134.332.626.452.9522.4
28 April 2025133.831.127.552.9522.3

What was happening

Brent averaged $67 a barrel over the month and the pound bought $1.318. Fuel duty was 52.95p a litre throughout. The refining and retail margin averaged 27.1p.

Where these figures come from

Pump prices are the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's weekly UK average, with the duty and VAT rates DESNZ published alongside each week. Crude is Brent converted at that week's exchange rate. The full method is on the methodology page, and the underlying series are downloadable.