UK fuel prices September 2025
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UK petrol averaged 134.0p a litre in September 2025, of which 75.3p was tax (56%) and 31.3p was crude oil. The price rose from 133.9p in the week to 1 September 2025 to 134.4p in the week to 29 September 2025.
Every week in September 2025
| Week to | Pump price | Crude | Margin | Duty | VAT |
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1 September 2025Details for 1 September 2025 | 133.9 | 31.2 | 27.4 | 52.95 | 22.3 |
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8 September 2025Details for 8 September 2025 | 133.7 | 30.4 | 28.1 | 52.95 | 22.3 |
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15 September 2025Details for 15 September 2025 | 133.8 | 31.4 | 27.2 | 52.95 | 22.3 |
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22 September 2025Details for 22 September 2025 | 134.2 | 31.1 | 27.7 | 52.95 | 22.4 |
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29 September 2025Details for 29 September 2025 | 134.4 | 32.3 | 26.7 | 52.95 | 22.4 |
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What was happening
Brent averaged $67 a barrel over the month and the pound bought $1.352. Fuel duty was 52.95p a litre throughout. The refining and retail margin averaged 27.4p.
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.