Asda has cut the cost of petrol and diesel.

[Chippy_Tea]

Asda makes changes to petrol prices with Tesco and Sainsbury's urged to do same​

RAC is urging other supermarkets to follow in Asda's footsteps

The RAC is calling on major supermarkets to follow in the footsteps of Asda as it has cut the cost of petrol and diesel.

Asda has knocked an average of 4.5p off the cost of a litre of unleaded across its 320 stores in the last week and around 5.5p off diesel too. The RAC urged other supermarkets, such as Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons to do the same.

The road services company said that the drop in prices "should have come much sooner". It accused supermarkets of failing to pass on wholesale savings down to customers.

RAC spokesman Simon Williams said of Asda's new pump prices: "Asda is now charging an average of 153.5p for petrol and 176.7p for diesel which is around 2p less than its rivals. We urge the other three supermarkets to catch up quickly – or go even further – and give drivers some much-needed relief from high prices next time they fill up. If they do, this will bring the UK average petrol price down from its current 157.8p which benefits drivers everywhere."

He added: "Despite these reductions, our analysis of wholesale data shows this should really be just the beginning as there’s easily scope for another 10p a litre to come off the current average price of both petrol and diesel. Perhaps it will be Asda which once again takes a leadership position by further cutting its prices to help drivers save money in the run-up to Christmas."

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[devexwarrior]

I can get E10 petrol for £1.45 round here. Asda was £1.51 today. What boils my pi$$ is how two Tesco stores, miles apart can doffer by 5p a litre.

 

[Rodcx500z]

It will go up after you have done your christmas shopping

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The road services company said that the drop in prices "should have come much sooner". It accused supermarkets of failing to pass on wholesale savings down to customers.

It may not go back up so soon as it says above looks like they should have dropped the price a while ago

 

[Stan's Brew]

Quick look at the chart, yep looks like prices should have dropped way below £1.50 starting August.

 

[Leon103]

My.loval petrol station gets fuel from Oil for Wales.
Petrol is 145.9 and diesel is 164.5
Cheapest for over 100 miles. If a small petrol station in rural Wales can do it so can the bigger chains.

 

[GhostDoggyWoofWoof]

Sainsburys is £1.49 for E10. I assume Costco will be around £1.40 now, haven't been this week.

 

[Cwrw666]

Don't they realise that supermarket fuel prices vary from store to store? My local Tescos is 1.66 for diesel (sunday) but haverfordwest is usually about 10p dearer.
Oh and our village garage is 1.61.
Don't know why our prices are usually lower than surrounding areas - we're hardly very accessable.

 

[Leon103]

Don't they realise that supermarket fuel prices vary from store to store? My local Tescos is 1.66 for diesel (sunday) but haverfordwest is usually about 10p dearer.
Oh and our village garage is 1.61.
Don't know why our prices are usually lower than surrounding areas - we're hardly very accessable.

Oil for Wales?

 

[Cwrw666]

Oil for Wales?

No idea.

 

[Hoppopotamus]

A happy Xmas to Roberts Essar petrol station at Grindley Brook near Whitchurch - unleaded currently 130.9 , diesel 150.9 - has been consistently the cheapest I've seen all year

 

[Clint]

We got a small local doing unleaded for £139.9.
Isn't the supermarket stuff Russian?

 

[devexwarrior]

As above, I spotted two local outlets at 139.9 this evening