Live · Unleaded · inc VAT
Essar Lea Gate Station, BLACKPOOL RD
BLACKPOOL RD, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR4 0XB · price last changed 43h ago
Today's prices at the pump
Unleaded153.7p-5.1p vs UK average
Diesel173.7p-3.5p vs UK average
Super Unleaded168.7p-8.0p vs UK average
Premium Diesel183.8p-12.9p vs UK average
Forecourt details
Opening hours:
friday06:00-10:00monday06:00-10:00sunday06:00-10:00tuesday06:00-10:00saturday06:00-10:00thursday06:00-10:00wednesday06:00-10:00
Amenities:
AdBlue (packaged)Car washAir & screenwashCustomer toilets
Location:
Price history at this forecourt
Last 90 days · 7 Jul – 29 Jul
low 146.6pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 153.7p
Today's price is the highest of the last 23 recorded days.
What you actually pay here
Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.
153.7p / litre at this forecourt · 51% is tax
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Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-07-2941.15p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual15.29p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual18.69p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate25.62p
Fuel duty (52.95p flat, gov.uk hydrocarbon-oils rate) and VAT (20%) are exact statutory amounts. Crude oil is the live Brent price converted to pence per litre (brent crude · as of 2026-07-29, ECB exchange rate). Refining & delivery and retailer margin are the residual, split on the pattern in public breakdowns (DESNZ weekly road fuel prices; RAC Foundation) - estimates, not measured figures.
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About fuel prices at Essar Lea Gate Station, BLACKPOOL RD
Prices on this page come from the UK Government's statutory Fuel Finder open-data scheme, which requires forecourts to publish their pump prices. We refresh them daily and compare each grade against the national average, so you can see at a glance whether Essar Lea Gate Station, BLACKPOOL RD is a cheap place to fill up near PR4 0XB.
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