Petrol station brands in the UK

Our maps cover 8 petrol station brands in the UK. The biggest is BP, with about 1,200 locations in 12 regions, followed by Shell (about 940) and Esso (about 940). BP has the most locations in 5 of the 12 regions.

Biggest petrol station brands in each region

Region	Most locations	Locations	Runner-up	Locations
East Midlands	BP	101	Shell	62
East of England	BP	156	Shell	109
London	Esso	136	Shell	103
North East England	Jet	37	Shell	37
North West England	Shell	138	BP	119
Northern Ireland	Maxol	102	Texaco	73
Scotland	BP	125	Gulf	84
South East England	BP	199	Esso	183
South West England	Esso	105	BP	93
Wales	Texaco	94	Valero	38
West Midlands	Esso	94	BP	90
Yorkshire and the Humber	BP	102	Shell	89

All 8 petrol station brands on our maps

Chain	Locations	Regions	Most in
BP	1,160	12	South East England
Shell	944	11	South East England
Esso	937	11	South East England
Texaco	558	10	North West England
Gulf	385	11	Scotland
Jet	321	11	Yorkshire and the Humber
Valero	196	10	South West England
Maxol	102	1	Northern Ireland

Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), with gaps in food chains filled from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene register. Only chains on our maps with at least 25 locations are listed, so smaller local chains are missing. Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.