Where is the cheapest fuel on the M42?

The cheapest reported unleaded at a M42 service station is £8.95 a gallon (196.9p per litre) at Welcome Break Hopwood Park near REDDITCH. Prices were last refreshed at 6:31pm on 19 September 2026 from official UK Government fuel price data.

How much more expensive is fuel on the M42?

Across the 2 M42 service stations currently reporting unleaded, the average is £9.02 a gallon (198.4p per litre) against a national average of £7.84 (172.4p): 26.0p per litre more, about £13.00 on a 50-litre fill. Leaving at a junction usually beats filling at the services.

Which stations count as M42 services?

Stations flagged as motorway services in the official UK fuel price scheme, matched to the M42 by its road geometry (OpenStreetMap) or by the road named in the station's own published details.

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Cheapest fuel on the M42

2 service stations on the M42 report through the official UK fuel price scheme, ranked cheapest unleaded first.

The cheapest reported unleaded on the M42 is £8.95 a gallon (196.9p per litre) at Welcome Break Hopwood Park near REDDITCH. M42 services average £9.02 a gallon (198.4p), 26.0p above the national average of 172.4p: filling 50 litres off the motorway typically saves about £13.00.

Prices last refreshed at 6:31pm on 19 September 2026, supplied through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme.

Grade	M42 average	National average	Difference
Unleaded (E10)	198.4p (2)	172.4p	+26.0p
Diesel (B7)	217.9p (2)	196.0p	+21.9p
Premium Unleaded (E5)	213.9p (2)	189.3p	+24.6p
Super Diesel (SDV)	233.4p (2)	215.1p	+18.3p

Every M42 service station, cheapest unleaded first

Station	Unleaded	Diesel	Premium	Super diesel	Updated
Welcome Break Hopwood Park (B48 7AU)24hMotorway Services, Redditch, Birmingham	£8.95196.9p	£9.91217.9p	£9.50208.9p	£10.45229.9p	20h ago
Asda Tamworth Express Petrol (B77 5PS)24hGreen LN, Dordon, Wilnecote, Tamworth	£9.09199.9p	£9.91217.9p	£9.95218.9p	£10.77236.9p	20h ago

Prices are supplied through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme (Open Government Licence v3.0). Road matching uses motorway geometry from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), and the station's own published details.

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Questions about M42 fuel

Where is the cheapest fuel on the M42?: The cheapest reported unleaded at a M42 service station is £8.95 a gallon (196.9p per litre) at Welcome Break Hopwood Park near REDDITCH. Prices were last refreshed at 6:31pm on 19 September 2026 from official UK Government fuel price data.
How much more expensive is fuel on the M42?: Across the 2 M42 service stations currently reporting unleaded, the average is £9.02 a gallon (198.4p per litre) against a national average of £7.84 (172.4p): 26.0p per litre more, about £13.00 on a 50-litre fill. Leaving at a junction usually beats filling at the services.
Which stations count as M42 services?: Stations flagged as motorway services in the official UK fuel price scheme, matched to the M42 by its road geometry (OpenStreetMap) or by the road named in the station's own published details.