Fuel Pricing

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Comprehensive Fuel Pricing Solutions for UK Businesses

Portland Pricing is the home of UK market fuel price data for bulk fuel (delivered-in), renewable fuels, wholesale fuel and fuel cards. For over a decade, we have been making fuel purchasing simple and understandable for commercial users by providing insight into the way that fuel is priced, offering a service designed to monitor costs and reduce spend.

Through access to our online toolkits, we allow your business to see how fuel prices are calculated, enabling you to check costs against supplier or transport agreements. Our client base spans multiple sectors including logistics businesses, fleet operators, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, construction firms, bus companies and local government authorities.

Our toolkits cover all major fuel grades and the entire commercial fuel supply chain from refinery to depot, suiting every purchase method, so you can build a subscription package to suit your specific needs.

Portland Pricing is the official Fuel Price Information Service of Logistics UK and the official fuel pricing partner of FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme).

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Fuel Pricing Toolkits for Your Business

Explore our detailed fuel pricing insights to make informed decisions and optimise your fuel costs. We can provide comprehensive data on delivered-in (bulk) fuel costs, renewable fuel prices and emissions, wholesale fuel cost trends, and average weekly fuel card prices. Our information helps you benchmark prices, monitor costs, and understand market dynamics for effective fuel management.

TOOLKIT A

Wholesale

Monitor underlying wholesale fuel prices to check supplier premiums and optimise purchasing with our unique “buy/hold” feature.

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TOOLKIT B

Delivered-In (Bulk)

Understand the average cost of bulk fuel by region or nationally. Use this data to calculate fuel escalator charges and benchmark your prices effectively.

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TOOLKIT C

Fuel Cards

Get average weekly fuel card prices across different UK networks, helping you manage and compare your fuel expenses.

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TOOLKIT D

Renewables

Access prices and emissions data for alternative fuels and feedstocks like HVO, FAME, UCOME, and Propane. Make informed decisions about sustainable fuel options.

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Wholesale Toolkit

The Wholesale Toolkit provides access to underlying fuel prices. Subscribers can monitor premiums charged by their supplier and place orders at the right time to reduce costs. This toolkit offers live prices, daily and weekly averages as well as purchasing alerts to help users make informed purchasing decisions.

Why subscribe to this toolkit?

– Monitor any variance in the premiums being charged by your supplier, no matter how you
purchase fuel
– By checking premiums regularly, you are immediately able to identify when they move
– Strategically place orders at the right time to take advantage of the lowest possible price
– Know how prices are built up and the value of each component
– Access prices from the last 30 days as standard, or extend access up to 12 months

Key features

Live Prices – Our live fuel price chart is updated every 2 minutes, allowing you to monitor wholesale market trends throughout the day and instantly calculate supplier premiums when you receive spot quotes for bulk deliveries or bunker network stock.

Daily and Weekly Average Prices – We publish daily and weekly average prices, containing a detailed breakdown of the wholesale price including bio content and duty. These can be used to calculate premiums on fuel purchases priced on a daily or weekly basis, whether by bulk delivery, bunker network stock transfer or on fuel cards.

Purchasing Alerts – Our unique buy/hold alert compares current weekly prices with expected prices for next week, with a resulting recommendation of when it is best to purchase including a cost-saving indication for a full-load delivery.

Monthly Price Report – This is published on the first working day of each month and shows average prices across several grades over the last six months, including market commentary explaining the reasons behind movements in price.

All toolkit subscriptions include access to daily market headlines to provide the context behind price movements, alongside underlying crude price information and exchange rate data. Our subscription costs can be charged quarterly or annually and include access for up to 5 users as standard, with the ability to add further colleagues as required.

Our Wholesale Toolkit shows underlying wholesale fuel prices for the UK and Ireland, reflective of the cost available to your fuel supplier.

Live Prices
Daily and Weekly Average Prices
Purchasing Alerts
Monthly Price Report

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Delivered-In Toolkit

The Delivered-In Toolkit offers a comprehensive view of average bulk fuel prices across the UK and Ireland, including delivery and transport costs, reflective of the cost of a commercial fuel delivery to site.

Subscribing to this toolkit provides access to a surcharge calculator, regional price map, price comparison tool, and monthly price reports to help monitor and benchmark fuel prices.

Why subscribe to this toolkit?

– Quickly calculate or check fuel surcharges using our simple dynamic calculator
– The assurance of the UK’s leading independent bulk index, approved by Logistics UK and FORS, and used by the UK’s largest hauliers
– Contract wording for your fuel escalator mechanism can be supplied by Portland
– Benchmark your fuel prices against a national or regional average
– Monitor prices on an ongoing basis, so you can react immediately when your fuel prices become uncompetitive
– Access prices from the last 30 days as standard, or extend access up to 12 months

Key features

Surcharge Calculator – Whether you are a haulier looking to protect your business against rising fuel costs or using third party transport to move your goods, you can use Portland Pricing’s surcharge calculator to work out or verify movements in the freight rate. This handy tool can be used to calculate weekly, monthly or quarterly surcharges across haulage agreements, based on an industry standard methodology.

Regional Price Map – Our price map shows region-specific, average bulk fuel prices around the UK and Ireland. We offer daily, weekly and monthly average Delivered-In prices, used both to benchmark deliveries and to calculate fuel surcharges. Portland produces the UK’s leading independent reference, officially endorsed by Logistics UK and FORS.

Price Comparison – Check the prices you’ve paid for bulk fuel over the last month using our
benchmarking tool, which compares the price of your fuel deliveries to the average Delivered-In regional or national prices.

Surcharge Calculator
Regional Price Map
Price Comparison
Monthly Price Report

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Fuel Card Toolkit

The Fuel Card Toolkit helps businesses to monitor and compare UK fuel card prices on commercial networks.

Subscribing to this toolkit allows for strategic planning of fuel card purchases to take advantage of the lowest prices available, through access to purchasing alerts and price comparisons.

The Fuel Card Toolkit provides average fuel card prices for several UK networks, including product and handling fees, reflecting the cost of purchasing on commercial fuel cards.

Why subscribe to this toolkit?

– Allows you to monitor the variance in premiums applied by fuel card providers
– Compare prices across various networks and price mechanisms, to ensure you are receiving
competitive weekly prices
– Strategically plan your fuel card purchases at the right time to take advantage of the lowest
possible price
– Understand how your commercial card rates compare to the retail price available at UK petrol
stations
– Access prices from the last 30 days as standard, or extend access up to 12 months

Key features

Weekly Network Prices – We show average weekly prices across several different UK networks, covering both Monday to Friday and Friday to Thursday price mechanisms. Prices are broken down to show the base price, duty, bio content and average network fees.
Purchasing Alerts – Our unique buy/hold alert compares current weekly prices with expected prices for next week, with a resulting recommendation of when it is best to purchase.
Pump Price Comparison – Compare current weekly fuel card rates against the daily national average forecourt pump price.

Weekly Network Prices
Purchasing Alerts
Pump Price Comparison
Daily Market Headlines

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Renewables Toolkit

The Renewables Toolkit shows prices for alternative fuel grades, helping users to receive competitive prices.

Subscribers can compare the emissions reduction benefits of different renewable fuels and understand how prices are generated.

This toolkit offers access to daily and weekly average wholesale prices as well as a 30-day price tracker to monitor price trends.

Portland’s Renewables Toolkit provides prices and emissions data for alternative fuel grades, such as HVO, high-blend biofuels and propane, for UK and European markets.

Why subscribe to this toolkit?

– Monitor prices you receive from your supplier against the wholesale market, to ensure that
premiums remain constant and that you are receiving a competitive price
– Compare the emissions reduction benefits of various renewable fuels, to see which generate the
greatest greenhouse gas saving
– Cost comparison for different end-user markets (for example, HVO for use in road-going vehicles
compared to home heating use)
– Understand how prices are built up and the value of each component
– Access prices from the last 30 days as standard, or extend access up to 12 months

Key features

Wholesale Prices – Our daily and weekly average prices show you up-to-date price breakdowns for various alternative fuel grades and feedstocks, including the UK’s first end-user market specific HVO price.

30-Day Price Tracker – This graph is updated daily to show longer term trends in the price of alternative fuel grades. Depending on the grade, the graph can be customised to show prices including and excluding duty, or to compare long-term prices on different fuel blends.

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Comparison – Portland’s GHG chart compares the carbon intensity of various alternative fuels, alongside the percentage reduction in emissions compared to using 100% fossil fuels.

Wholesale Prices
30-Day Price Tracker
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Comparison
Daily Market Headlines

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Partnerships

Portland Pricing is the official fuel pricing provider for Logistics UK, Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) and FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme), working in partnership with all three organisations to provide their members with our suite of pricing toolkits.

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