How to See UK Petrol and Diesel Prices in Google Maps and Waze

Checked 3 November 2026 in Google Maps on a computer (Chrome, signed out), searching around Leeds and Wolverhampton.

See fuel prices on the map

1. Open Google Maps on your phone or computer and move the map to where you want to fill up.
2. Search “petrol” or “fuel”. Google’s announcement names both searches.¹ Maps lists the stations and drops a pin for each one.
3. Read the label on the pin. Where Google has a price, the pin shows it with the fuel, such as £1.69/Unleaded. Zoom in if labels overlap.
4. Open a station to see its address and opening hours, then tap Directions. Google says the prices for all the fuels a station sells are shown together in one place.¹

The search uses whatever area the map is showing, so drag the map before you search if you are planning a stop somewhere else. Turn on Update results when map moves at the bottom of the list to keep the results following you.

Why some stations show no price

In our Leeds check, several pins had a price and others had none. Google says it only shows a price when it has high confidence that it is right; the station still appears on the map without one.² A missing price doesn’t mean the station is closed; check its opening hours on the station page.

Since February 2026, UK stations have had to report a price change to Fuel Finder within 30 minutes, and the Competition and Markets Authority can act against stations that don’t.³ A station that has just changed its price has up to 30 minutes to report it, so the map and the board can briefly differ. If they do, the price on the forecourt is the one you pay.

Find fuel on a route

If you are already driving somewhere, you don’t need to leave your route to compare stations:

• Add a fuel stop to the route. Our multiple-stops guide explains when to use Search along the route for a category like fuel, and when to add a planned stop instead.
• Plan stops for a long drive. The road-trip planning guide covers daily routes and saved stops for a long drive.
• Save the stations you use. Put a regular cheap station in a list, as in our guide to labels, lists and starred places.
• Compare routes, not only prices. Google’s fuel-efficient routing is a separate setting; our avoid tolls, highways and ferries guide explains how it differs from route avoidance.

Is a cheaper station worth the detour?

Usually only if it is close. A worked example with round numbers:

So even on a 50-litre fill, a 3p saving 5 miles away is worth well under £1. A detour pays when the gap is much bigger or the cheaper station is already on your way; for a top-up, the nearest station on your route usually wins.

Waze and other apps

Waze uses the same Fuel Finder data: search “petrol” or “fuel” there too.¹ The government lists Petrol Prices, the AA, Confused.com and RAC Fuel Watch among the other services using it.³

Things to know

• UK only. Fuel Finder covers UK stations; Google launched the prices for the UK on 8 October 2026.¹ For what else changes by country, see our feature availability tracker.
• Petrol and diesel. Google says Maps shows petrol and diesel prices, and all the fuels a station sells together.¹ The pins in our Leeds check showed unleaded.
• Prices need a connection. Downloaded offline maps are for finding your way; check prices again when you have a signal.
• Driving with CarPlay? Our Gemini in Maps on CarPlay guide covers adding a stop with or without Gemini, and why a passenger should do the tapping.

The weekly UK average

The box near the top of this page shows the UK average pump prices for the latest week, published each week by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.⁴ It is an average across the UK, not a price at any station. Use it to judge whether a price on the map is high or low for the moment.

The tax line uses the same release. Fuel duty is the published rate in pence per litre. VAT (20%) is our calculation from the average price, and “fuel and retail” is what is left: the fuel itself, delivery and the retailer’s margin together.