Official CMA data, made visual.
More than 8,000 UK stations with price-coded map markers, fuel filters and fast refreshes.
Apps & digital products
Essex, UK
Useful software with a bit of theatre.
I build practical apps and websites that turn complicated work into things people actually use. Fuel Finder UK is live on Android and iOS, and DF Labs also builds websites for local businesses.
8,000+UK fuel stations
30minData refresh
67k+App downloads
iOSand Android
147.9plowest visible price
3 routesValhalla alternatives
Featured project
Fuel Finder UK turns official data into a driver-ready app.
Live petrol and diesel prices, real iOS and Android apps, route-aware filtering, community reports, vehicle tools and no account required.
Find the stop that fits the journey.
Compare nearby prices, switch fuel types, move between map and list, and spot the best available option.
Fuel prices on the dashboard.
As far as we know, Fuel Finder UK is the first petrol app putting live petrol and diesel prices into both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, with station screens that hand off to in-car navigation.
Client work
Helping a local Japanese import car business cut costs and reach more buyers.
Alongside my own apps, I have been helping an up-and-coming local car business compete in a highly competitive car market by applying practical software, cleaner data flows and automation. The work pairs a sharper public website with stock management tools, inbound market feeds and outbound sales-ad feeds that reduce avoidable third-party cost while improving visibility.
Applied efficiency where it matters: cleaner stock workflows, less duplicated admin and fewer paid handoffs between tools.
Improved market data moving in and out: stronger inbound vehicle information and outbound feeds that help sales adverts reach the wider car market.
A practical way to share what I know: find repeatable costs, automate the slow parts, drive more traffic and give the company more room to win.
Website
Traffic growth
A stronger public front door built to attract more qualified buyers.
App
Stock systems
Turning inventory, enquiries and repeat workflows into a mobile product.
Feeds
Market reach
Inbound vehicle data and outbound sales ads without needless third-party friction.
Cost-saving automation
Website portfolio
Built for businesses doing real work.
Four live websites, from a driver app to local trades and Japanese imports. Each turns a different need into a clear, useful online experience.
New release · Walthamstow
Essex Road Garage E17
A fresh online home for a local garage serving Walthamstow since 1989. Drivers can explore servicing, MOTs, repairs and tyres, then call, message or find the workshop.
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Own product · UK drivers
Fuel Finder UK
The web home for my fuel price app. It explains live CMA fuel data, shows the app in action, and helps drivers find the right download, features and guides.
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Home improvement · Essex
Lightlofts
A showcase for loft conversion services and completed work, with a straightforward path to request a quote.
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Automotive retail · Essex
Straight Outta Japan
A Japanese import dealership site connecting live stock, vehicle sourcing and buyer enquiries in one place.
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A website for your business
Ask about a website →
Good websites should be within reach.
DF Labs builds clear, fast websites for small businesses at affordable prices. Tell me what your business does and what you need the site to achieve; I’ll suggest a practical scope and a clear quote.
Route planner
Real roads, real route choices, no movement profile.
The iOS and Android apps ask a Valhalla-backed routing service for up to three real driving routes, then show live fuel stations inside a one-mile corridor either side of the selected route. If the route server is unavailable, the app falls back to a straight-line corridor.
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Choose a start and destination, then compare route alternatives by time, distance and major roads.
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Filter station results to the selected road route instead of pretending every cheap station nearby is useful.
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No account required, no default journey history, and no advertising profile built from route planning.
Actual iOS screensRoute choices and selected-route fuel prices from the live app.
About
I like the part where a messy idea becomes a useful thing.
I'm a developer based in Essex, UK with a habit of turning practical problems into finished tools. Fuel Finder UK started from a simple belief: official fuel price data should be in everyone's pocket, not buried in a spreadsheet.
My day job is quantitative analysis at a FTSE 100 financial firm, so data at scale is familiar territory. Outside work, I build mobile apps, automation, data converters and the odd car-adjacent experiment.
Getting live fuel prices onto car dashboards has been one of the more demanding solo projects I have taken on. Fuel Finder UK now spans phones, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, helping drivers compare prices and navigate from the car display.
Other builds
Small tools, hard problems, useful experiments.
A few open-source projects and side quests from the same workshop.
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Lost a Technogym ride on Strava?
Turn a compatible Technogym activity JSON export into a FIT file you can upload yourself. The guide shows the format, the command, and what data can be recovered.
Upcycle lab
Old hardware can still have a job to do.
Two open projects: a USB monitor turned into a Raspberry Pi status screen, and a new interface in progress for a pocket MP3 player.
Raspberry Pi · DisplayLink
Give an ASUS MB169B+ monitor a second life.
Our Pi uses an old USB screen for a home server dashboard. The open-source setup helper makes its DisplayLink output usable in an X11 desktop, ready for system and AI workload monitoring.
Read the Pi monitor story →
Sansa Clip+ · Firmware project
Reimagine the tiny music player.
A custom interface for the SanDisk Sansa Clip+ is taking shape in a desktop simulator. The hardware port is still in progress; nothing in the repository should be flashed to a player yet.
Meet the Sansa project →
Stack
The tools behind the work.
Mobile apps, data pipelines, automation, infrastructure and practical product decisions.
Contact
Find me around the web.
Have a website in mind? Email me for a practical scope and quote, or find my project code and professional profile below.