The cheapest forecourt to fill up in Kent has been found
In Kent, owners of petrol cars are currently being charged 0.3p more than the national average.(Image: Getty)
New data has revealed the cheapest and most expensive places to fill up on petrol around Kent as drivers continue to endure a dramatic price surge.
The ongoing war in Iran has sparked a sharp rise in the cost of oil, meaning drivers are currently having to fork out a lot more at the pumps.
According to the latest figures, the cheapest place in Kent to fill up your car with petrol is at a Sainsbury’s garage in Ramsgate.
As revealed by the latest data supplied by retailers, a driver in an average family car could save up to £14 by filling up at this forecourt, compared to the most expensive petrol station.
The Sainsbury’s garage at Dadson Way, Ramsgate is charging motorists 142.9p per litre, which means it would cost £96 to fill up an average 55 litre tank. This is based on a feed of live petrol prices which is published by the government.
This was followed by Pegwellbay Service Station, just outside of Ramsgate, where drivers are charged 145.9p per litre of petrol. Over in Tunbridge Wells, both the Shell and BP forecourts on St Johns Road recorded petrol prices at 146.9p per litre.
Here are the cheapest places to top up your car with petrol in Kent:
- 142.9p – Sainsbury’s, Dadson Way, Ramsgate
- 145.9p – Pegwellbay Service Station, Pegwell Bay Service Station, Ramsgate
- 146.9p – Shell, 37 St Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- 146.9p – BP, 41-43 St Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- 146.9p – Esso, Eridge Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- 146.9p – Sainsbury’s, Linden Park Road, Tunbridge Wells
- 147.7p – Gulf, Canterbury Road, Folkestone, Kent
- 147.9p – BP, Hastings Road, Tonbridge, Kent
- 147.9p – Tesco, 475 Margate Road, Broadstairs
- 147.9p – Tesco, Manston Road, Ramsgate
At the other end of the scale, the most expensive filling station in Kent is a BP station at the Medway Services in Gillingham. The cost of standard petrol at this station is 181.9p, meaning it would cost a total of £110 to fill up an average family car at this forecourt.
For the owners of diesel cars, the cheapest place to fill up is also the Sainsbury’s garage on Dadson Way in Ramsgate. The cost of a litre of standard diesel at this forecourt is 174.9p, according to prices supplied by retailers.
Here are the cheapest places to fill up your car with standard diesel in Kent this weekend:
- 174.9p – Sainsbury’s, Dadson Way, Ramsgate
- 176.9p – Tesco, 475 Margate Road, Broadstairs
- 176.9p – Tesco, Manston Road, Ramsgate
- 178.9p – Tesco, Crescent Rd, Faversham
- 178.9p – Sainsbury’s, Linden Park Road, Tunbridge Wells
- 178.9p – Tesco, Tesco Stores Ltd, Whitstable
- 178.9p – Pegwellbay Service Station, Pegwell Bay Service Station, Ramsgate
- 178.9p – Sainsbury’s, Altira Business Park, Kent
- 179.9p – Wateringbury Service Station, Wateringbury Filling Station, Maidstone
- 179.9p – Tesco, White Cliffs Park, Dover
You can use our interactive widget to find out the price of fuel at the petrol stations near you:
UK drivers are currently paying 153.9p per litre of petrol, while people who own diesel vehicles are paying 185.6p on average. In Kent, owners of petrol cars are currently being charged 0.3p more than the national average of 153.9p.
Diesel car drivers in Kent are paying 3.7p more than the national average. The cheapest place to buy petrol in the country is at a Tesco garage in Swansea where a litre of standard petrol is 140.9p.
The most expensive petrol station in the country is a Cluanie Inn Hotel garage in Inverness where motorists are charged 188.4p a litre. The prices quoted are for standard grade petrol (E10) and for standard grade diesel (B7).
The figures are supplied by the major retailers under a scheme operated by the government to ensure motorists are given a fair deal at the petrol pumps. The prices quoted are those supplied by retailers as of Thursday 2nd April, 2026 at 4:45am.
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