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Esso Rontec Red Dragon, COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST

COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST, CARDIFF, MID GLAMORGAN, CF5 1BP · price last changed 5d ago

Today's prices at the pump

Unleaded169.9p+4.1p vs UK average
Diesel195.9p+0.1p vs UK average
Super Unleaded188.9p+3.7p vs UK average
Premium Diesel214.9p-1.1p vs UK average

Forecourt details

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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 · 16 Aug – 14 Nov
low 161.9pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 174.9p

Today's price is cheaper than on 55% of the last 91 recorded days.

What you actually pay here

Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.

169.9p / litre at this forecourt · 48% is tax
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Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-11-1345.57p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual19.38p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual23.68p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate28.32p
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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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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