Cookie Policy
Last updated: 31 May 2026 · pumpitdown.com
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. PumpItDown uses cookies solely to remember your search preferences between visits, making the site faster and more convenient to use. We do not use advertising, analytics, or any third-party tracking cookies of our own.
Your price history is always stored (regardless of the checkbox) so the chart works across visits. It contains only the cheapest prices you found — no postcode or location data.
Cookies we use
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| pumpitdown_remember | Stores whether you have ticked "Remember my choice". Controls all other preference cookie storage. | 30 days | Functional |
| pumpitdown_postcode | Stores your last searched postcode so it pre-fills on your next visit. Only set when "Remember my choice" is ticked. | 30 days | Functional |
| pumpitdown_radius | Stores your preferred search radius (e.g. 5 miles). Only set when "Remember my choice" is ticked. | 30 days | Functional |
| pumpitdown_sortby | Stores your preferred sort order (e.g. Petrol Price). Only set when "Remember my choice" is ticked. | 30 days | Functional |
| pumpitdown_lastsearch | Stores the cheapest result from your last search so it can be shown as a reminder on your next visit and used for the share card feature. | 24 hours | Functional |
| pumpitdown_pricehistory | Stores the cheapest petrol and diesel price you found on each day you searched, up to your last 10 search days. Used to display the "Your price history" chart. No postcode or location data is stored in this cookie, only the prices. | 90 days | Functional |
Browser localStorage (My Garage)
The My Garage feature uses your browser's localStorage rather than cookies. Vehicle registration numbers you add are stored locally on your device under the key pid_garage_v1. This data never leaves your device unless you explicitly request a vehicle lookup, at which point the registration is forwarded transiently to UK Government APIs (DVLA and DVSA) to retrieve vehicle details. PumpItDown does not store registration numbers on its own servers. You can remove any vehicle at any time from within the Garage, or clear all data by clearing your browser's site data.
What data is stored?
The only personal data stored is your postcode, which is used solely to pre-fill the search box. Postcodes are stored as plain text in the cookie on your own device. They are not sent to any server or shared with any third party beyond the postcode lookup service (postcodes.io), which is used to convert postcodes to coordinates.
How to manage or delete cookies
The easiest way to stop cookies being stored is to untick "Remember my choice" on the search bar. This immediately deletes all stored preferences.
You can also delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. For guidance see ico.org.uk — Cookies .
Advertising cookies (Google AdSense)
PumpItDown displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. These are third-party cookies set by Google, not by PumpItDown directly.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings, or you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, see How Google uses data from sites that use Google services.
Legal basis
Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), cookies that are strictly necessary for a service the user has requested do not require consent. The cookies used by PumpItDown are functional/preference cookies — they are entirely optional, can be disabled at any time via the "Remember my choice" checkbox, and are not used for any purpose other than saving your search preferences.
Contact
If you have any questions about how this site uses cookies, please get in touch via our contact page.