Petrol warning for drivers filling up at Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Asda

On Feb 6, 2024

Petrol costs are “widely different” throughout the UK, which suggests you would be unwittingly be paying far more than the common.

The RAC’s month-to-month gas watch revealed that in January, the common worth of a litre of unleaded was 140.5p and diesel value 148.5p. This meant a full tank of gas value between £77.24 and £81.73. However, there was a 14p distinction between the most affordable and costliest grocery store gas.

Sainsbury’s bought the most affordable litre of unleaded for 131.9p in Oxford and Newport, whereas Morrisons had the priciest at 145.9p in Exeter and Ipswich. The common distinction between a litre of petrol at a grocery store was almost 12p, with Tesco having the smallest hole of 8p. For diesel, there was an expansion of greater than 14p.

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Interestingly, the RAC discovered that the common worth for gas in Northern Ireland is lower than the remainder of the nation. In January, petrol was 4.2p cheaper than the UK common at 136.2p, whereas diesel was 3.5p decrease at 144.9p.

According to Mirror, the RAC has revealed that knowledge given to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) by retailers has uncovered a “whole new light” on the various gas costs throughout completely different postcodes.

Filling up car with fuel — Always test the common gas worth earlier than filling up – or you would by accident pay approach an excessive amount of
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Simon Williams, RAC gas spokesman, mentioned: “It seems blatantly wrong to us that the very same petrol or diesel can vary in price by as much as 14p a litre, depending on where drivers are filling up. Hopefully this will be addressed by the new price monitoring body recommended in the CMA’s report when it’s eventually set up, along with ‘rocket and feather’ pricing where retailers are too slow at passing on the savings from lower wholesale prices to their forecourts.”

Williams additionally warned that the UK “couldn’t afford” one other yr like 2022, when the CMA discovered drivers had been overcharged by main retailers by round £900million. He added: “The question is how soon such a body is realistically going to be established, especially with a general election on the horizon.”

The RAC famous that the wholesale costs of each petrol and diesel elevated by 3p and 4p respectively in January as a result of oil prices rising to greater than $80 for the primary time since November’s finish. Despite assaults on tankers within the Red Sea, the oil market seems comparatively steady as a result of weaker international demand. Fortunately for drivers, analysts aren’t predicting a lot short-term change from the present barrel worth of $82.

Williams commented: “Interestingly, the recent rise in the price of a barrel has had the effect of squeezing bloated supermarket margins by around 3p a litre. This means drivers are now getting a slightly fairer deal when they fill up. But the big question is whether they will be content to operate at this level or whether they will look to get back to an average margin of around 10p, which is in stark contrast to the 3.5p they made on a litre in 2019.”

Fuel costs throughout UK supermarkets

Asda

Diesel

Min – 141.7p
Max – 153.7p
Average – 146.5p

Petrol

Min – 132.7p
Max – 144.9p
Average – 138p

Tesco

Diesel

Min -141.9p
Max -150.9p
Average – 146.5p

Petrol

Min – 134.9p
Max – 142.9p
Average – 1438.2p

Morrisons

Diesel

Min – 141.7p
Max – 153.7p
Average – 146p

Petrol

Min – 132.7p
Max – 145.9p
Average – 137.6p

Sainsbury’s

Diesel

Min – 139.9p
Max – 153.9p
Average – 146.4p

Petrol

Min – 131.9p
Max – 144.9p
Average – 138.2p

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