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Road fuel monitoring scheme

Information about the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) monitoring of the road fuel market.

Introduction

皇冠体育app CMA鈥檚 road fuel market study made 2 recommendations to the UK government to address the weakening of competition it found since 2019:

  • a new statutory fuel finder scheme (Fuel Finder), which would give drivers access to live, station-by-station fuel prices
  • a new statutory monitoring body to hold the industry to account

皇冠体育app government accepted both recommendations, determined that the CMA would take on the new statutory monitoring function, and confirmed that it intended to legislate to deliver both recommendations.

皇冠体育app statutory information-gathering powers for the CMA to fulfil the monitoring function were conferred in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. 皇冠体育appse powers commenced in January 2025.

皇冠体育app government has confirmed its aim to launch Fuel Finder by the end of 2025, subject to legislation and parliamentary time. 皇冠体育app Data (Use and Access) Bill will provide the legislative basis to set up the scheme.

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Update reports

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Guidance

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News and updates

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Published 31 August 2023
Last updated 31 March 2025 show all updates
  1. March 2025 quarterly update report published.

  2. Road fuel monitoring guidance added.

  3. Draft new guidance for road fuel monitoring consultation published.

  4. July 2024 interim road fuel monitoring update published.

  5. November 2023 interim road fuel monitoring update published

  6. First published.