Live · Unleaded · inc VAT
Essar Lea Gate Station, BLACKPOOL RD
BLACKPOOL RD, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR4 0XB · price last changed 3d ago
Today's prices at the pump
Unleaded166.7p-7.4p vs UK average
Diesel193.7p-5.4p vs UK average
Super Unleaded181.7p-9.0p vs UK average
Premium Diesel203.7p-13.4p vs UK average
Forecourt details
Opening hours:
friday06:00-10:00monday06:00-10:00sunday00:00-23:59tuesday06:00-10:00saturday06:00-10:00thursday06:00-10:00wednesday06:00-10:00
Amenities:
AdBlue (packaged)Car washAir & screenwashCustomer toilets
Location:
Price history at this forecourt
Last 90 days · 7 Jul – 27 Sept
low 146.6pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 166.9p
Today's price is higher than on 93% of the last 83 recorded days.
What you actually pay here
Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.
166.7p / litre at this forecourt · 48% is tax
Hover a band for what it costs per litre.
Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-09-2546.24p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual17.88p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual21.85p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate27.78p
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 2026-09-25, 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
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