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Diesel: monthly fuel price in London 2014-2019

Price of diesel fuel in London between January 2014 and July 2019* (in pence per liter)

by Ian Tiseo, last edited Aug 23, 2019
Diesel: monthly fuel price in London 2014-2019 The price of diesel fuel in London fluctuated during the period of consideration. In January 2014, prices per liter amounted 137.6 pence, and by January 2016 had fallen to a low of 102.5 pence. The following January, prices had increased by approximately 10 pence per liter, and this trend continued in the following years. London has a reputation for being expensive, and the cost of diesel is no exception. Since 2018, prices in the capital have been more expensive than the UK average.

Diesel production and trade

The production of diesel fuel for road vehicles (DERV) has been in a steady decline since 2011, falling from 16.8 million metric tons to 12.6 million by 2018. In comparison, imports of the fuel have increased annually since 2010, except for a slight decline in 2017. In 2018, imports stood at 14.4 million metric tons.

Road transport consumption

Since the turn of the century, the annual consumption of diesel fuel for all types of road transportation has increased by almost half. By 2017, consumption reached 25 million metric tons. In the same year the average fuel consumption of new diesel cars in Great Britain was 61.2 miles per gallon.
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Price of diesel fuel in London between January 2014 and July 2019* (in pence per liter)

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Price per liter in pence
Jul 19131.5
Jun 19132.5
May 19134.6
Apr 19132.6
Mar 19130.9
Feb 19129.4
Jan 19129.5
Dec 18131.4
Nov 18136.1
Oct 18136.9
Sep 18134.6
Aug 18132.8
Jul 18132.2
Jun 18132.1
May 18129.1
Apr 18124.8
Mar 18122.8
Feb 18124.9
Jan 18125.1
Dec 17123.4
Nov 17123
Oct 17120.4
Sep 17120.8
Aug 17117.7
Jul 17115.7
Jun 17117.6
May 17117.7
Apr 17120.9
Mar 17122.3
Feb 17122.8
Jan 17122.4
Jan 16*102.5
Dec 15107.9
Nov 15110.4
Oct 15111
Sep 15110.5
Aug 15112.1
Jul 15119.3
Jun 15120.8
May 15120.4
Apr 15118.6
Mar 15117.9
Feb 15115.2
Jan 15116
Dec 14122.1
Nov 14127.4
Oct 14131.1
Sep 14133.2
Aug 14133.7
Jul 14135.9
Jun 14135.4
May 14135.9
Apr 14135.8
Mar 14136.3
Feb 14136.9
Jan 14137.6
Price per liter in pence
Jul 19131.5
Jun 19132.5
May 19134.6
Apr 19132.6
Mar 19130.9
Feb 19129.4
Jan 19129.5
Dec 18131.4
Nov 18136.1
Oct 18136.9
Sep 18134.6
Aug 18132.8
Jul 18132.2
Jun 18132.1
May 18129.1
Apr 18124.8
Mar 18122.8
Feb 18124.9
Jan 18125.1
Dec 17123.4
Nov 17123
Oct 17120.4
Sep 17120.8
Aug 17117.7
Jul 17115.7
Jun 17117.6
May 17117.7
Apr 17120.9
Mar 17122.3
Feb 17122.8
Jan 17122.4
Jan 16*102.5
Dec 15107.9
Nov 15110.4
Oct 15111
Sep 15110.5
Aug 15112.1
Jul 15119.3
Jun 15120.8
May 15120.4
Apr 15118.6
Mar 15117.9
Feb 15115.2
Jan 15116
Dec 14122.1
Nov 14127.4
Oct 14131.1
Sep 14133.2
Aug 14133.7
Jul 14135.9
Jun 14135.4
May 14135.9
Apr 14135.8
Mar 14136.3
Feb 14136.9
Jan 14137.6

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by Ian Tiseo, last edited Aug 23, 2019
The price of diesel fuel in London fluctuated during the period of consideration. In January 2014, prices per liter amounted 137.6 pence, and by January 2016 had fallen to a low of 102.5 pence. The following January, prices had increased by approximately 10 pence per liter, and this trend continued in the following years.
London has a reputation for being expensive, and the cost of diesel is no exception. Since 2018, prices in the capital have been more expensive than the UK average.

Diesel production and trade

The production of diesel fuel for road vehicles (DERV) has been in a steady decline since 2011, falling from 16.8 million metric tons to 12.6 million by 2018. In comparison, imports of the fuel have increased annually since 2010, except for a slight decline in 2017. In 2018, imports stood at 14.4 million metric tons.

Road transport consumption

Since the turn of the century, the annual consumption of diesel fuel for all types of road transportation has increased by almost half. By 2017, consumption reached 25 million metric tons. In the same year the average fuel consumption of new diesel cars in Great Britain was 61.2 miles per gallon.
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