Tesco is running a fuel offer in its stores this month: spend £60 or more in one shop and you get a coupon for 8p off every litre of petrol or diesel at a Tesco filling station.
It's a decent saving if you were doing a big shop anyway. But there are two deadlines, a cap, and several things that don't count towards the £60. It also only helps if Tesco's pump price, after the 8p, is actually cheaper than the forecourts around you.
The short version
| Qualifying shop | £60 or more, in one transaction, in a Tesco store, between 1 and 18 October 2026 |
| Use the coupon by | 25 October 2026 |
| Discount | 8p off per litre of petrol or diesel |
| Maximum saving | £8 per coupon (reached at 100 litres) |
| Clubcard needed? | No |
| Where | Staffed kiosks at participating Tesco petrol stations |
All of this comes from the fuel coupon section of Tesco's terms and conditions.
What counts towards the £60
The £60 has to be spent in one transaction, in store, and it's measured after any discounts, promotions and coupons. So a basket that rings up at £62 but has £5 of Clubcard Prices or coupon savings comes to £57 and won't qualify. Splitting your shop across two transactions doesn't work either.
These don't count towards the £60:
- online orders and Whoosh deliveries
- anything bought at the in-store café, tobacco kiosk, opticians, phone shop or other concessions, Travel Money or Tesco Bank
- lottery tickets, mobile e-top-ups, savings stamps and postage stamps
- carrier bags
- prescription medicines and infant milk formula
How to use the coupon
The coupon prints at the till with your receipt. To use it:
- Keep the paper coupon. It has to be handed over at the petrol station kiosk.
- Pay inside, not at the pump. It can't be used with Pay at Pump or at unmanned petrol stations.
- One coupon per fuel purchase. You can't stack two on one fill-up.
- Check it's a Tesco-branded forecourt. Tesco Express stores that sell Esso fuel are excluded, and so is the Isle of Man.
Tesco's terms also mention a minimum fuel purchase but don't say what it is. If you only need a small top-up, ask at the kiosk first.
How much will you save?
The saving is simply 8p times the litres you buy, up to £8:
| Litres | Saving |
|---|---|
| 30 litres | £2.40 |
| 40 litres | £3.20 |
| 50 litres | £4.00 |
| 60 litres | £4.80 |
| 100 litres or more | £8.00 (the cap) |
For most cars, a fill-up from near empty saves £3 to £5.
When the deal isn't worth it
If you wouldn't otherwise spend £60. The coupon is only free money if your shop would have come to £60 anyway. Adding £10 of things you didn't need, to save £4 on fuel, leaves you £6 worse off.
If Tesco's pump price is already high locally. The 8p comes off Tesco's price, and Tesco isn't always the cheapest forecourt near you. In its May 2026 road fuel monitoring report, the competition watchdog found that prices for the same fuel within a 10-minute drive differed by up to 16p a litre for petrol and 17p for diesel. A Tesco that's 10p above the cheapest station nearby is still 2p dearer after the coupon.
If your nearest Tesco is out of the way. Driving several miles out of your way to use the coupon can use up a good part of the saving.
The 30-second check
Before you fill up with the coupon:
- Search your postcode on PlugOrPump. Every forecourt nearby is listed, cheapest first, from live government Fuel Finder data.
- Find your Tesco in the list and take 8p off its price.
- Compare that with the cheapest station near you.
If Tesco minus 8p is lower, use the coupon. If it isn't, the cheaper forecourt wins, coupon or not.
Key dates
- 18 October 2026: last day to do your qualifying £60 shop
- 25 October 2026: last day to use the coupon
Supermarkets run fuel coupons like this every few months, with different discounts, caps and spend thresholds. Our guide to supermarket fuel vouchers explains how they work and how to tell a good one from a gimmick.