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Shell Little Waitrose Birchwood, A12 IPSWICH ROAD
A12 IPSWICH ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO7 6HU · price last changed 40h ago
Today's prices at the pump
Unleaded162.9p+4.1p vs UK average
Diesel180.9p+3.8p vs UK average
Super Unleaded189.9p+13.2p vs UK average
Premium Diesel204.9p+8.2p vs UK average
Forecourt details
Opening hours: Open 24 hours
Amenities:
AdBlue (packaged)Air & screenwashWater24-hour fuelCustomer toilets
Location:
Price history at this forecourt
Last 90 days · 5 Jul – 29 Jul
low 153.9pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 162.9p
Today's price is the highest of the last 25 recorded days.
What you actually pay here
Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.
162.9p / litre at this forecourt · 49% is tax
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Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-07-2941.15p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual18.74p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual22.91p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate27.15p
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 Shell Little Waitrose Birchwood, A12 IPSWICH ROAD
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 Shell Little Waitrose Birchwood, A12 IPSWICH ROAD is a cheap place to fill up near CO7 6HU.
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