Essar Prestons Garages Ltd, 2-4 Lordship Road
2-4 Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3EH · price last changed 4d ago
Today's prices at the pump
Unleaded171.9p+6.1p vs UK average
Diesel-
Super Unleaded184.9p-0.3p vs UK average
Premium Diesel198.9p-17.1p vs UK average
Forecourt details
Opening hours:
friday06:45-19:00monday06:45-19:00sunday09:00-11:59tuesday06:45-19:00saturday08:00-16:00thursday06:45-19:00wednesday06:45-19:00
Amenities:
AdBlue (packaged)Air & screenwash
Location:
Price history at this forecourt
Last 90 days · 16 Aug – 14 Nov
low 163.9pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 176.9p
Today's price is cheaper than on 62% of the last 91 recorded days.
What you actually pay here
Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.
171.9p / litre at this forecourt · 47% is tax
Hover a band for what it costs per litre.
Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-11-1345.57p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual20.13p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual24.60p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate28.65p
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 2026-11-13, 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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