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The Guardian
· collected 2026-10-08 · by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
Starting Thursday, UK motorists can view live petrol and diesel prices directly within Google Maps. The feature uses data from the government’s Fuel Finder platform, which covers 99% of forecourts, to display real-time pricing information. This development aims to increase transparency in fuel costs and encourage competition among retailers, potentially helping drivers save money amid record-high fuel prices.
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Story summary
Google Maps now displays live fuel prices in the UK, allowing motorists to find cheaper petrol and diesel as costs soar. Starting Thursday, users can search for local forecourts that show both locations and pricing using data from the government’s Fuel Finder scheme, which covers nearly all UK petrol stations. Forecourt prices must be updated within 30 minutes of changes according to legal requirements. This move follows diesel prices reaching £2 per litre in February, a price point RAC policy head Simon Williams called unwelcome. Google Maps is used by 77% of Britain's adult population for navigation, while Apple Maps does not offer this feature. The development aims to increase transparency and competition among fuel retailers amid global supply issues driven by conflicts like those between the US and Iran, as well as Russia and Ukraine.
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Drivers will be able to see live petrol prices on Google Maps for the first time from Thursday, in a move that will help motorists shop around for the cheapest fuel.
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motorists → see → fuel
Millions of motorists will be able to find the cheapest petrol and diesel prices by searching for a local forecourt in the Google app, in what could prove to be “a major development” in making fuel prices more fair, according to campaigners.
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prices → find → campaigners
The tech company will use data from the government’s Fuel Finder platform, which displays real-time prices at 99% of forecourts, to show Google Map users the cheapest in their local area.
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which → use → area
It is expected to make forecourt pricing more transparent and encourage competition between fuel retailers, as millions face record-high road fuel costs due to the global squeeze on supplies prompted by the US-Israel war on Iran.
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millions → expect → Iran
The average price of diesel in the UK recently hit a record £2 a litre, having risen by more than 40% since late February.
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price → hit → February
Edmund King, the president of motoring group the AA, said: “Getting transparent fuel prices on to Google Maps is a massive step forward and means most drivers will have easy access to pump prices.
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drivers → say → prices
Hopefully, this high-level pump-price transparency will also encourage more competitive prices from retailers.
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transparency → encourage → retailers
“More transparent prices should reduce the extent of rampant price-matching between fuel stations that is currently seen in many areas.
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that → reduce → areas
Those competitive forecourts that break rank and offer lower fuel prices can be found if drivers look hard enough and will now stand out more.”
The government’s Fuel Finder scheme was launched in February to help drivers get more competitive fuel prices after a recommendation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in 2023.
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drivers → break → 2023
It is already available via apps including Waze, PetrolPrices, the AA, Confused.com and RAC Fuel Watch.
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It → include → Waze
Luke Bosdet, a spokesperson for the AA, said the Google launch would not necessarily dampen interest in the existing apps, such was “the demand for fuel price information”.
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demand → say → information
However, the development could “signal trouble for the fuel trade by revealing the forecourt pricing tactics which keep local prices artificially high in their full horror, he said.
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he → signal → horror
The CMA cautioned fuel retailers in August that many were still slow to pass on falls in wholesale diesel prices.
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many → caution → prices
These “passive pricing strategies” may have dented competition in the market and kept household costs higher than they needed to be, the watchdog said.
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watchdog → dent → costs
Polly Billington, the minister for energy consumers, said: “Accessing the cheapest fuel should be simple, which is why it is a gamechanger for near real-time fuel prices to be shown on Google Maps for the first time in the UK, helping drivers find the best deal and save money at the pump.”
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drivers → say → pump
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