Government fuel prices investigation - MadMouse/FuelBeacon-ML GitHub Wiki

Accredited official statistics - Weekly road fuel prices [road fuel price statistics providing average UK retail 'pump' prices on a weekly basis]

  • unleaded petrol and unleaded diesel
  • Highlights - change in price from previous week and year
    • Average UK pump prices with date published [only unleaded petrol and unleaded diesel]
    • Shows change from previous week and year

Collection - Fuel Finder

  • UK government service that brings together live retail fuel prices and forecourt information across the UK
    • motor fuel traders - reporting duties [must submit price updates within 30 minutes of change]
    • authorised organisations to find and shared trusted open data [access trusted open data via downloads, subscriptions, or the API]
      • includes current fuel type, forecourt details, amenities, and time stamped updates
    • report issues people see at forecourt [reporting discrepancy between the data and prices and other details at the forecourt e.g. incorrect price, fuel types, quantity, time/date]

Guidance - Access the latest fuel prices and forecourt data via API or email

  • Who can use this service
    • Comparison websites
    • App and website developers
    • Professional organisations
    • Academics
    • Journalists
    • Individuals
  • What you get
    • Current retail prices of all the petrol stations by brand type
    • Forecourt details [address, operator, brand]
    • Site amenities and opening hours
    • Updated timestamps for each price and site - published within 30 minutes of any change

What you need to submit non-conformance report - can submit anonymously (http://fuel-finder.service.gov.uk/motorist/price-report/complaint-type)

  • Forecourt name and address/postcode
  • Date/time the issue was noticed
  • What is wrong - e.g prices, facilities, opening times, accessibility, location details, temporary closures
  • Where you saw the information
  • Photo/screenshot - e.g receipt, pump, signage, app
    • What happens next - the Competition Markets Authority [CMA] may take enforcement action if forecourt persistently fail to report on time, or inaccurate data