Shell
Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston
A46/A6 Trunk Road, Birstall LE4 3BT
- Open 24 hours
- Motorway services
- Toilets
- Car wash
- Air & screenwash
- Water
- AdBlue pumps
- AdBlue (bottled)
Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston is a motorway services petrol station in Leicester, Leicestershire. It sells unleaded (E10), super unleaded (E5), diesel (B7) and premium diesel. Today unleaded is 179.9p a litre, the 43rd cheapest of 54 stations in Leicester. Its nearest neighbours are R.E.Mills Motor Engineers (1.2 miles) and Costco Wholesale Leicester (1.3 miles).
Prices
Unleaded
179.9p
43rd cheapest of 54 in Leicester · 3.6p above the Leicester average
Super unleaded
204.9p
36th cheapest of 41 in Leicester · 10.8p above the Leicester average
Diesel
204.9p
53rd cheapest of 56 in Leicester · 4.8p above the Leicester average
Premium diesel
229.9p
28th cheapest of 30 in Leicester · 8.9p above the Leicester average
How Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston compares
Unleaded: at 179.9p a litre, 55 litres costs £98.94, £2.01 more than at the Leicester average (176.3p) and £2.00 more than at the Leicestershire average. The nearest station selling it for less is Costco Wholesale Leicester, 1.3 miles away, at 167.9p (12.0p cheaper); 26 stations within 5 miles are cheaper.
Super unleaded: at 204.9p a litre, 55 litres costs £112.69, £5.92 more than at the Leicester average (194.1p) and £5.94 more than at the Leicestershire average. The nearest station selling it for less is R.E.Mills Motor Engineers, 1.2 miles away, at 185.5p (19.4p cheaper); 24 stations within 5 miles are cheaper.
Diesel: at 204.9p a litre, 55 litres costs £112.69, £2.65 more than at the Leicester average (200.1p) and £2.64 more than at the Leicestershire average. The nearest station selling it for less is R.E.Mills Motor Engineers, 1.2 miles away, at 199.9p (5.0p cheaper); 32 stations within 5 miles are cheaper.
Premium diesel: at 229.9p a litre, 55 litres costs £126.44, £4.90 more than at the Leicester average (221.0p) and £5.06 more than at the Leicestershire average. The nearest station selling it for less is BP MFG St. Pauls, 1.6 miles away, at 219.9p (10.0p cheaper); 16 stations within 5 miles are cheaper.
Price history
- Unchanged since 6 Oct 2026179.9p
Unleaded has been 179.9p since 6 October.
Super unleaded has been 204.9p since 21 September.
Diesel has been 204.9p since 9 October.
Premium diesel has been 229.9p since 3 October.
Location
Opening hours
Open 24 hours, every day.
- Mon–Sun
- 24 hours
- Bank holidays
- Usual hours
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Questions about Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston
- How much is unleaded at Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston?
- 179.9p a litre, as reported by the retailer when we checked at 05:16 on 14 October. That's 3.6p more than the Leicester average (176.3p), and the 43rd cheapest of 54 stations in Leicester.
- How much is diesel at Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston?
- 204.9p a litre, as reported by the retailer when we checked at 05:16 on 14 October. That's 4.8p more than the Leicester average (200.1p), and the 53rd cheapest of 56 stations in Leicester.
- Is Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston open 24 hours?
- Yes. Open 24 hours, every day.
- What facilities does Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston have?
- 24-hour fuel, customer toilets, a car wash, air and screenwash, water, AdBlue pumps and bottled AdBlue, as listed by the retailer.
- Is there cheaper fuel near Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston?
- For unleaded, Costco Wholesale Leicester is 1.3 miles away and 167.9p a litre. For diesel, R.E.Mills Motor Engineers is 1.2 miles away and 199.9p a litre.
- Where is Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston?