I mapped the latest UK fuel prices by county

Name: I mapped the latest UK fuel prices by county
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Author: sircipher

by sircipher·Apr 28, 2026·20 points·2 comments

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AI Analysis

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Clean map of UK fuel prices, but Google Maps and PetrolPrices already do this.

Strengths

•Aggregates 8,000 forecourts with metrics for average, cheapest, and spread.
•Color gradients clamp to percentiles to prevent single outliers from skewing data.
•Direct integration with CMA-mandated retailer feeds ensures data freshness.

Weaknesses

•Functionally identical to existing free tools like PetrolPrices and Google Maps.
•No novel data processing or visualization technique beyond standard choropleth mapping.

Post Description

I built this using the official UK government forecourt fuel price feed.

The map aggregates the latest petrol and diesel prices by county, with filters for fuel type and metric. Clicking a county shows the cheapest forecourt, average price, spread, and station count. The feed covers roughly 8,000 UK forecourts and refreshes every 30 minutes. Retailers publish the prices, so there can still be gaps in the data/stations but it's getting better over time.