Shell Little Waitrose Birchwood, A12 IPSWICH ROAD

A12 IPSWICH ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO7 6HU · price unchanged for 11d

Today's prices at the pump

Prices here have held steady for over a week - the retailer reports a change within 30 minutes of making one, so no news means no change.

Unleaded174.9p+0.8p vs UK average

Diesel197.9p-1.2p vs UK average

Super Unleaded199.9p+9.3p vs UK average

Premium Diesel219.9p+2.8p vs UK average

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Opening hours: Open 24 hours

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AdBlue (packaged)Air & screenwashWater24-hour fuelCustomer toilets

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Price history at this forecourt

Last 90 days · 5 Jul – 27 Sept

low 153.9pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 174.9p

Today's price is the highest of the last 85 recorded days.

What you actually pay here

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

174.9p / litre at this forecourt · 47% is tax

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Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-09-2546.24p

Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual20.95p

Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual25.61p

Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p

VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate29.15p

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 2026-09-25, 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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