Insights

Analysis and data journalism using live UK fuel price data.

April 2026

The price of remoteness: what Fuel Finder reveals about rural premiums

The Highlands pay 2–3p more per litre for petrol — but Lerwick diesel is 7p below the national average. Using live Fuel Finder data, we find that competition explains rural fuel prices better than geography does.

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April 2026

Fuel Finder's blind spot: why mandatory reporting still leaves gaps

Caithness fuel prices are six times older on average than London's. One Hebrides station's price is 94 days stale. The scheme built to create transparency reveals the absence of competition rather than fixing it.

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April 2026

Britain's rural fuel relief has lost a third of its value — and the gap is still growing

The 5p rural fuel duty relief hasn't changed since 2015. Cumulative inflation of 41% means it's now worth 29% less in real terms. We used live Fuel Finder data to measure what that means for drivers in Shetland and the Highlands.

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April 2026

Rockets and Feathers: Why UK Petrol Prices Rise Faster Than They Fall

We tested the rockets and feathers effect using 427 weeks of UK government pump price data. Rising crude hits the pump at nearly ten times the speed of falling crude — and the asymmetry is getting worse.

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