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
£8.04/gal
176.9p/L
E5
£8.41/gal
184.9p/L
SDV
£9.22/gal
202.9p/L
This station's unleaded price is 4.1p per litre above the average of stations within 5 miles (172.8p).
The Unleaded (E10) price was set on 28 Sept 2026, 12:01; The Premium Unleaded (E5) price was set on 16 Sept 2026, 07:28; The Super Diesel (SDV) price was set on 6 Oct 2026, 11:40, so check the pump for that grade.
Prices last recorded at 4:33pm on 3 November 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) | 176.9p | 1:01pm on 28 September 2026 |
| Premium Unleaded (E5) | 184.9p | 8:28am on 16 September 2026 |
| Super Diesel (SDV) | 202.9p | 12:40pm on 6 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tesco (CM2 9XW)Tesco Stores Ltd, Princes Road, Chelmsford | 1.7 miles | £7.72169.9p | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
 Asda (CM2 6RE)Chelmer Village Centre, Chelmsford | 3.5 miles | £7.72169.9p | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
 Sainsbury's (CM2 5PA)White Hart Lane, Chelmsford | 3.9 miles | £7.77170.9p | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
 Esso (CM2 9DF)Princes Road, Chelmsford, Essex | 1.8 miles | £7.81171.9p | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
 BP (CM2 9RA)346B Baddow Road, Great Baddow / Chelmsford, Essex | 2.7 miles | £7.81171.9p | ---- | ---- | ---- |
Recent price changes
| Recorded | Unleaded | Diesel | Premium | Super diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026, 12:02 | 176.9p | -- | 184.9p | 202.9p |
Rows show snapshots where at least one price changed, over the last 30 days of recorded data.
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.