04/03/2026
We wanted to give customers a quick update regarding our diesel price.
Due to the sudden escalation of conflict in the Middle East, global oil markets reacted immediately, causing a rapid increase in wholesale fuel prices. Unfortunately, this meant that on Monday afternoon, our pump price for diesel rose by 10p per litre.
Over the weekend we posted on our page advising people to fill up, as the market indicators we monitor suggested prices were likely to jump. Many people took action and we were extremely busy on the pumps over the weekend and the cost of our delivery on Monday morning to replenish supplies had already jumped.
As a small independent business, we operate very differently from the large multinational fuel retailers. They often have the scale and buying power to ride out market changes for longer periods. We simply don’t have that luxury - our pump prices reflect the cost we are paying for deliveries.
We know we won’t always be the absolute cheapest, but we will always endeavour to maintain supply and the quality of the products we sell.
When making price comparisons, please also make sure you are comparing like for like. Our super diesel is a premium, higher-quality product, so it should not be compared with standard diesel prices elsewhere.
Prices will increase further as the conflict continues - the situation is already creating significant disruption and uncertainty in the global crude oil supply.
Our team are working incredibly hard behind the scenes to secure deliveries and maintain supply, whilst some of our competitors are currently unable to obtain deliveries or firm wholesale prices at all.
We do appreciate customer frustrations at the increases and we always take onboard your feedback, it is unfortunate and possibly the nature of what we do that some people judge us only on our latest price and not on the last 50+ years of continued supply of quality products at usually very competitive prices.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support during what are challenging and unpredictable times. ⛽️
