Overview
- Press Association analysis shows 1,751 filling stations had not logged a petrol price change for more than a week and almost 100 had not supplied any data for at least a month.
- The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero says around 90% of stations are signed up and that the majority are reporting promptly, and it has urged the remaining sites to start sharing prices.
- The Competition and Markets Authority has the power to investigate and enforce the rule if a small number of forecourts persistently refuse to sign up or report prices to Fuel Finder.
- Industry voices, including the RAC’s Simon Williams, question whether the Press Association figures reflect true non‑reporting, noting forecourts usually change prices weekly and pointing to possible technical or integration issues with the new feed.
- Fuel Finder data is already feeding major price‑comparison sites, and incomplete reporting risks leaving drivers unable to find cheaper local fuel and could prompt further government checks or CMA enforcement actions.