Fuel station
Prestons Garages Ltd (CM1 3EH)
A Essar forecourt
Essar petrol prices across the UK
2-4 Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Chelmsford, CM1 3EH
E10
£7.86/gal
172.9p/L
E5
£8.41/gal
184.9p/L
SDV
£8.91/gal
195.9p/L
This station's unleaded price is 1.9p per litre below the average of stations within 5 miles (174.8p).
Prices last recorded at 9:31am on 19 September 2026, supplied through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme and checked every 30 minutes.
When each price was set
| Grade | Price | Price set |
|---|---|---|
| Unleaded (E10) | 172.9p | 8:28am on 16 September 2026 |
| Premium Unleaded (E5) | 184.9p | 8:28am on 16 September 2026 |
| Super Diesel (SDV) | 195.9p | 8:28am on 16 September 2026 |
"Price set" is the station's own last-updated timestamp per grade from the official feed. A grade can hold the same price for weeks; the freshest grades are the ones the station actively reprices.
Cheaper unleaded within 5 miles
| Station | Distance | Unleaded | Diesel | Premium | Super diesel | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 EG On the Move (CM1 7DH)74 Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex | 2.7 miles | £7.50164.9p | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
 Sainsbury's (CM2 5PA)White Hart Lane, Chelmsford | 3.9 miles | £7.81171.9p | ---- | ---- | ---- |
Recent price changes
| Recorded | Unleaded | Diesel | Premium | Super diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026, 08:02 | 172.9p | -- | 184.9p | 195.9p |
| 15 Sept 2026, 14:02 | 169.9p | -- | 174.9p | 193.9p |
| 14 Sept 2026, 08:02 | 169.9p | -- | 165.9p | 193.9p |
| 7 Sept 2026, 08:03 | 168.9p | -- | 165.9p | 189.9p |
| 2 Sept 2026, 08:01 | 163.9p | -- | 165.9p | 186.9p |
Rows show snapshots where at least one price changed, over the last 30 days of recorded data.
This station's history includes a swing of 5p a litre or more. A change that size can be genuine repricing, but it can also be a data-entry mistake in the station's submission to the government scheme, so check the price at the pump before making a special trip.
Opening hours
| monday | 06:45 to 19:00 |
| tuesday | 06:45 to 19:00 |
| wednesday | 06:45 to 19:00 |
| thursday | 06:45 to 19:00 |
| friday | 06:45 to 19:00 |
| saturday | 08:00 to 16:00 |
| sunday | 09:00 to 11:59 |
Hours as published by the station to the official scheme.
Facilities
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Prices, hours and facilities are sourced from official UK government fuel-price data (Open Government Licence v3.0). fuel.co.uk is independent of this station and does not operate it.