Google Maps in the UK will show the price of petrol and diesel when users search for local petrol stations on the app, starting on Thursday (October 8).
Savings of around £40 a year are estimated for a household with one car due to greater fuel price transparency, according to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
This comes as fuel prices within the last few weeks have rocketed past 200 pence pet litre on diesel.
According to the RAC, the average price has increased to 200.11p, with petrol costing around 174.89p per litre – surpassing the previous record set following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Minister for energy consumers Polly Billington said: “Tackling the affordability crisis is our first responsibility and for so many families and businesses, petrol and diesel are essential goods, not luxuries.
President of the AA, Edmund King, described this move as a ‘massive step forward’, which will allow many drivers to have ‘easy access’ to fuel prices.
He explained: “Hopefully, this high-level pump-price transparency will also encourage more competitive prices from retailers. More transparent prices should reduce the extent of rampant price-matching between fuel stations that is currently seen in many areas.
“Those competitive forecourts that break rank and offer lower fuel prices can be found if drivers look hard enough and will now stand out more.”
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