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UK fuel prices June 2026

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UK petrol averaged 155.3p a litre in June 2026, of which 78.8p was tax (51%) and 40.3p was crude oil. The price fell from 158.7p in the week to 1 June 2026 to 151.0p in the week to 29 June 2026.

Every week in June 2026

UK petrol price decomposition, June 2026, pence per litre
Week toPump priceCrudeMarginDutyVAT
1 June 2026
Details for 1 June 2026
158.746.033.452.9526.5
Crude
46.0
Margin
33.4
Duty
52.95
VAT
26.5
8 June 2026
Details for 8 June 2026
157.945.932.852.9526.3
Crude
45.9
Margin
32.8
Duty
52.95
VAT
26.3
15 June 2026
Details for 15 June 2026
155.539.537.152.9525.9
Crude
39.5
Margin
37.1
Duty
52.95
VAT
25.9
22 June 2026
Details for 22 June 2026
153.336.338.552.9525.5
Crude
36.3
Margin
38.5
Duty
52.95
VAT
25.5
29 June 2026
Details for 29 June 2026
151.034.038.952.9525.2
Crude
34.0
Margin
38.9
Duty
52.95
VAT
25.2

What was happening

Brent averaged $86 a barrel over the month and the pound bought $1.335. Fuel duty was 52.95p a litre throughout. The refining and retail margin averaged 36.1p.

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.

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