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Esso Rontec Red Dragon, COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST
COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST, CARDIFF, MID GLAMORGAN, CF5 1BP · price last changed 22h ago
Today's prices at the pump
Unleaded156.9p-1.9p vs UK average
Diesel176.9p-0.3p vs UK average
Super Unleaded175.9p-0.8p vs UK average
Premium Diesel195.9p-0.8p vs UK average
Forecourt details
Opening hours: Open 24 hours
Amenities:
AdBlue (packaged)Air & screenwashWater24-hour fuelCustomer toilets
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Price history at this forecourt
Last 90 days · 5 Jul – 29 Jul
low 149.9pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 159.9p
Today's price is higher than on 68% of the last 25 recorded days.
What you actually pay here
Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.
156.9p / litre at this forecourt · 50% is tax
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Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-07-2941.24p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual16.45p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual20.11p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate26.15p
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 Esso Rontec Red Dragon, COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST
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 Esso Rontec Red Dragon, COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST is a cheap place to fill up near CF5 1BP.
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