Free calculators built from official figures, for the questions our readers ask us most about pensions and the cost of getting about.
The exact day you reach State Pension age under current law, and what the full State Pension pays in 2026/27.
Rates checked 1 October 2026.
Open the calculator › MotoringWhat a journey or a full tank costs at this week's UK average petrol and diesel prices, and how much of it is tax.
Prices for week commencing 28 September 2026, source: DESNZ.
Open the calculator ›Every number in these tools comes from a government source, and each page lists the exact GOV.UK or legislation.gov.uk page it was taken from. The fuel calculator updates itself every week when the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero publishes new pump prices. The State Pension calculator is checked when new rates are published each April and whenever Parliament changes the State Pension age.
The tools give a guide, not financial advice. For your own State Pension the official forecast on GOV.UK is the figure to rely on.
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