# Fuel Price Finder: Cheapest Petrol & Diesel Near You (`precious_bathmat/fuel-price-finder`) Actor

The cheapest petrol, diesel and LPG near any town or postcode in France, Spain, Italy, the UK and Western Australia, from official price feeds: cheapest station, typical price, brand averages and the saving per tank. No login, no proxy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/precious\_bathmat/fuel-price-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Mariam Ahmed](https://apify.com/precious_bathmat) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 fuel reports

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Fuel Price Finder: Cheapest Petrol & Diesel Near You

Find the **cheapest petrol, diesel and LPG near any town, address or postcode** in **France, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and Western Australia**, straight from the **official price feeds** each country publishes. For each place and fuel you get the **cheapest station** and how far away it is, the **typical and highest price**, the **saving on a full tank**, **brand averages**, the nearest station, and how fresh the prices are. Every station in the radius comes as a CSV too.

No login, no API key, no proxy.

### What does this fuel price scraper do?

```
Milano, Italy · diesel · within 5 km · 125 stations

 cheapest      €1.949 / litre   Api-Ip, 4.0 km away
 typical       €2.399           highest  €2.899
 saving        €22.50 on a 50-litre tank vs the typical price
 by brand      Api-Ip · Agip Eni · Q8 ...
```

1. Enter **places**: "Lyon, France", "SW1A 1AA", "Fremantle WA", or "latitude, longitude".
2. Pick the **fuels** (regular petrol, premium, diesel, LPG, E85, CNG) and a **radius** of 1 to 50 km.
3. The Actor reads the official feed for that country and returns **one report per place and fuel**, plus **every station** with all its prices and distance.

### Who is it for?

- **Fleet managers and logistics companies**: send drivers to the cheapest stations on their routes
- **Drivers, taxi and delivery workers**: fill up where it is cheapest, schedule it daily
- **Fuel retailers**: watch competitors' prices around each of your sites
- **Travel, mapping and car apps**: live fuel prices for a feature or a widget
- **Journalists and analysts**: compare prices across cities and brands

### What data do you get?

**One report per place and fuel** (the dataset):

| Field | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| `cheapestPrice`, `cheapestStation` | The cheapest current price, with station, brand, address, distance and update time |
| `medianPrice`, `averagePrice`, `highestPrice`, `spreadPercent` | What is typical, and how much prices vary |
| `savingPerFullTank50L` | What the cheapest station saves on 50 litres against the typical price |
| `nearestStation`, `cheapestFive` | The closest station, and the five cheapest |
| `brandAverages` | Average price by brand (not in France, whose feed has no brand names) |
| `stationsWithPrice`, `stationsInRadius` | How many stations sell this fuel nearby |
| `localName` | The local fuel name, e.g. E10, Gazole, Gasóleo A, Benzina, B7, ULP |
| `newestPriceAt`, `stalePricesPercent` | How fresh the prices are |

**Every station** (`STATIONS_CSV`): name, brand, address, postcode, coordinates, distance, and each fuel's price and update time. In Italy the attended-service price is included next to the self-service one; in France, fuels that are out of stock.

### Example: five countries, 29 September 2026

One run, **12 reports and 411 stations in 65 seconds**, all within 5 km:

| Place | Fuel | Cheapest | Typical | Saving on 50 L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milano, Italy | Diesel | €1.949 | €2.399 | **€22.50** |
| Milano, Italy | Petrol | €1.839 | €2.159 | €16.00 |
| Lyon, France | Petrol (E10) | €1.990 | €2.229 | €11.95 |
| Madrid, Spain | Diesel | €1.829 | €1.999 | €8.50 |
| London SW1A 1AA | Petrol (E10) | £1.739 | £1.739 | £0 |
| Fremantle, WA | Petrol (ULP) | A$2.215 | A$2.399 | A$9.20 |

Around central London the cheapest and typical price were the same; around Milan the gap on one tank of diesel was €22.50.

### Where the prices come from

| Country | Official source | How fresh |
|---|---|---|
| **France** | data.economie.gouv.fr, instant fuel price feed | Updated through the day |
| **Spain** | Ministry for the Ecological Transition, station price service | Updated through the day |
| **Italy** | MIMIT "prezzi alle 8" open data | The previous day's prices |
| **United Kingdom** | Retailer feeds published under the CMA fuel price scheme (Asda, Esso, JET, Morrisons, Moto, Motor Fuel Group, SGN, Shell, Tesco and others) | Varies by retailer |
| **Western Australia** | FuelWatch | Today's fixed prices |

### Pricing

**$0.01 per fuel report** (one place, one fuel) and **$0.001 per station** saved.

Petrol and diesel for one place with 40 stations nearby costs **$0.06**. The five-country run above cost **$0.53** with all 411 stations.

### Good to know

- **Five areas only**: France, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and Western Australia. Other places are reported as not covered.
- **Stale prices cannot win.** Some UK retailer feeds have not been updated for months. Any price older than 7 days is counted in `stalePricesPercent` and is never shown as the cheapest.
- **UK coverage depends on retailers.** Only retailers who publish a feed appear; the run summary lists any feed that did not answer.
- **Italy** reports self-service prices where a station offers them, with the attended price alongside.
- **France's feed has no brand names**, so French stations are identified by address.
- **Place names** are looked up on OpenStreetMap; add the country to short names ("Lyon, France").

### Input

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| **Places** | Towns, addresses, postcodes, or "latitude, longitude" |
| **Fuels** | Regular petrol, premium petrol, diesel, LPG, E85 (France), CNG (Spain, Italy) |
| **Radius (km)** | 1 to 50 |
| **Also save every station** | Adds the stations file; charged per station |

### Integrations

Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or Google Sheets, or connect through the Apify API, webhooks, Make, Zapier and n8n. **Schedule it every morning** to send your team the cheapest stations near each depot.

# Actor input Schema

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Towns, addresses or postcodes, with the country for short names ("Lyon, France", "SW1A 1AA", "Fremantle WA"), or "latitude, longitude". Covered: France, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and Western Australia.

## `fuelTypes` (type: `array`):

One report per place and fuel.

## `radiusKm` (type: `integer`):

How far around each place to look, 1 to 50 km.

## `includeStations` (type: `boolean`):

Saves every station in the radius with all its prices and distance, as CSV and JSON. Charged per station.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "locations": [
    "Lyon, France",
    "Madrid, Spain"
  ],
  "fuelTypes": [
    "petrol",
    "diesel"
  ],
  "radiusKm": 5,
  "includeStations": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `reports` (type: `string`):

Cheapest station, typical and highest price, saving per tank and brand averages, per place and fuel.

## `stations` (type: `string`):

Every station in the radius with all its prices, update times and distance.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Sources used, problems and the limits of the data.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "locations": [
        "Lyon, France",
        "Madrid, Spain"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("precious_bathmat/fuel-price-finder").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "locations": [
        "Lyon, France",
        "Madrid, Spain",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("precious_bathmat/fuel-price-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "locations": [
    "Lyon, France",
    "Madrid, Spain"
  ]
}' |
apify call precious_bathmat/fuel-price-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,precious_bathmat/fuel-price-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/1TQlxIdUo2FioYHh9/builds/4dZJBOIbaMhcP7tLS/openapi.json