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Esso Taw Garages Service Station
TAW Garages Service Station, Barbican Road, Barnstaple, EX32 9HQ · price last changed 26h ago
Today's prices at the pump
Unleaded158.9p+0.1p vs UK average
Diesel178.9p+1.8p vs UK average
Super Unleaded175.9p-0.8p vs UK average
Premium Diesel-
Forecourt details
Opening hours:
friday07:00-21:00monday07:00-21:00sunday08:00-20:00tuesday07:00-21:00saturday07:00-21:00thursday07:00-21:00wednesday07:00-21:00
Amenities:
AdBlue (packaged)Car washAir & screenwashWater24-hour fuel
Location:
Price history at this forecourt
Last 90 days · 7 Jul – 29 Jul
low 147.9pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 158.9p
Today's price is the highest of the last 23 recorded days.
What you actually pay here
Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.
158.9p / litre at this forecourt · 50% is tax
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Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-07-2941.24p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual17.20p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual21.02p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate26.48p
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 2026-07-29, 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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