Drivers are getting clobbered at the pumps as forecourts pocket savings instead of passing them on. Petrol now stands at 139.65p a litre, with diesel at 146.48p – the highest since last summer, road users and motorists have been warned.
Petrol prices dropped 5p a litre since mid-January, yet pump prices remain at a six-month high, according to the RAC .The AA’s Luke Bosdet hit out: “Wholesale petrol costs have fallen 5p a litre since mid January.
“How much saving has been passed on to families with cars? Absolutely nothing. We accept that staffing costs and overheads are increasing for retailers but does that really add up to £2.50 on each tank of fuel?
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“Or is it the same old fuel trade – waiting for someone else down the road to start cutting prices at the pump?” RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “With wholesale fuel costs falling throughout February, there’s a good prospect petrol and diesel prices will come down this month as retailers buy fresh stock at lower prices.
“As always, it really does pay to shop around because pump prices at supermarket sites vary by as much as 13p a litre.” The cost of a litre of unleaded rose by 0.65p in February to reach 139.65p.
The last time petrol was this expensive was on 6 September 2024 when it was 139.81p. Average diesel prices also went up last month by 0.73p to 146.48p, a price last seen in late August (29 August 2024 – 146.55p).
Filling a family-sized petrol car now costs £76.81, up almost £3 since the start of October when the price was £73.88 (134.33p a litre). A diesel fill-up today has now surpassed the £80 mark, with the average cost at £80.56 a tank, up more than £4 since early October last year (£76.45 –139p a litre).
