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Ongar Esso Express, HIGH ST
HIGH ST, ONGAR, CM5 9AL · price last changed 2d ago
Today's prices at the pump
Unleaded176.9p+2.8p vs UK average
Diesel199.9p+0.8p vs UK average
Super Unleaded191.9p+1.3p vs UK average
Premium Diesel213.9p-3.2p vs UK average
Forecourt details
Opening hours:
friday06:00-22:30monday06:00-23:30sunday06:00-23:30tuesday06:00-23:30saturday06:00-23:30thursday06:00-23:30wednesday06:00-23:30
Amenities:
AdBlue (packaged)Car washAir & screenwashWaterCustomer toilets
Location:
Price history at this forecourt
Last 90 days · 22 Jul – 28 Sept
low 158.9pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 176.9p
Today's price is the highest of the last 69 recorded days.
What you actually pay here
Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.
176.9p / litre at this forecourt · 47% is tax
Hover a band for what it costs per litre.
Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-09-2746.80p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual21.45p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual26.22p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate29.48p
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 2026-09-27, 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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