What's New in v1.1.0
The previous version (v1.0.1) was released as a bare minimum to get this thing out there and help save you some money as soon as possible.
This new version is a little more refined, has a few minor bug fixes and most importantly has the new Map tab. You can now see fuel prices and their locations around a blue marker, which you can drag around the UK if you wish. You can also choose between different map layers and hit the Locate Me button. Oh and I've added phone numbers so you can hit Call Us to call the petrol station directly.
Install App
Although you can use this app directly at fuel.Jason-King.co.uk you can also install it as an app on ANY phone, tablet or laptop. On an iPhone click the share icon at the bottom of the Safari browser (not the green one in the app) then "Add to Home Screen".
If you don't see "Add to Home Screen" you're not in Safari, but you can switch to Safari, sometimes just by tapping the Safari icon at the bottom, or just find Safari on your phone and open the app there.
Android is similar but you may find the install icon in the browser address bar, in Chrome for example. Going forward I'm trying create a consistent Install button for Android, but with different phones and browsers being different it's not a simple task.
For now it may seem like a bit of an effort, but I highly recommend installing it as it works so much slicker than the browser version. Also, you'll receive any new updates (like this one) automatically, so you'll only need to install it once.
Location Services
I appreciate that not everyone has phone/browser location services ON and maybe you just don't want to switch them on. For this new version of the app that's fine. You can now just drag the map marker around to different parts of the UK. If you still want the convenience of finding fuel prices automatically for your location then hit the green Locate Me button. If you have location services ON it'll do just that.
Data Source
As of the 2nd February 2026 under the Motor Fuel (Open Data) Regulations 2025 all petrol stations in the UK have a legal obligation to inform the government Fuel Finder service of a change of prices within 30 minutes of the change. All fuel price data in my app is provided by the UK Government Fuel Finder service, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
I currently update the fuel price database every hour but plan to make it update every fifteen minutes. At the last count there were 7,554 petrol stations in the database (56 more than the last release) but if you notice any missing it's likely to be because their data failed my data validity checks. More on this next.
Disclaimer
As for the data validity I mentioned earlier, some of the petrol stations report their fuel prices at under 2p a litre and some at over £20 a litre, oh and some put their location as in the middle of the ocean, so I removed these from the database as they're clearly incorrect. If they correct their data they'll go back in but I'm afraid I can't be responsible for incorrect data if the petrol station staff are reporting incorrect data, or just slow doing it. The government will be tightening up on this so the data will become more accurate and up to date with time.
Cookies
I guess I should declare that this app only uses essential cookies required for the app to function, basically to store the app state between uses, fuel type, map type, last marker position etc. Just to clarify, they're all stored only on your device and none of your data is stored anywhere else.
Support Development
I must have put well over 100 hours into this app so far, much of it into the back end, running a separate fuel data server at home as well as my live web server, because the government won't give my web server access to their "public" data. It's so unlike the government to mess something up
Anyway, If you find this app useful and it saves you some money then feel free to...
This will help support development (I really do drink a lot of coffee) and it'll keep me awake whilst I'm sat developing and maintaining this thing. I do love doing it though.
You can always opt for the free way to help and Share the app with your friends. Also if you find any errors or have any comments then you can email me at: Jason@Jason-King.co.uk
Thanks,
Jason King BSc MBCS CITP
