Google Maps and Waze roll out UK fuel prices, powered by Fuel Finder’s 30-minute reporting requirement

From October 8, Google began displaying petrol and diesel prices at UK petrol stations in Google Maps and Waze. The data comes from the government’s Fuel Finder scheme, which requires all UK petrol stations to report price changes within 30 minutes. The government estimates that the scheme will save households with a car an average of £40 a year. Google has not disclosed how often it retrieves data from Fuel Finder, whether displayed prices include timestamps, or whether coverage includes all four UK nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.