Fuel prices have fallen in recent weeks on back of lower oil prices. Red diesel prices are trading around 45.98p/l, excluding VAT, this week. Diesel prices have fallen by 0.5p/l on last week and are down by almost 3p/l since the end of May. Diesel prices so far in 2017 peaked on 2 January at 51.32p/l, while they hit their lowest price of 45.48p/l on 7 May.