How much are garages ripping YOU off by and could you save £5 by filling up at another station five minutes away? Use our interactive tool and map to find out...
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How much are garages ripping YOU off by and could you save £5 by filling up at another station five minutes away? Use our interactive tool and map to find out...

Daily Mail  

Drivers are being fleeced out of an extra £3 each time they fill their tank because of greedy petrol stations, analysis suggests. The figures come from 14 retailers participating in the CMA's temporary pricing data scheme, which covers around 40 per cent of UK forecourts and 65 per cent of fuel sold. The 14 retailers on the scheme are: Asda Morrisons Sainsbury's Tesco bp Esso Tesco Alliance Shell Applegreen UK Ascona Group JET Retail UK Moto Motor Fuel Group Rontec SGN MailOnline's interactive calculator can also show you how much extra you are paying to boost the profits of petrol and diesel giants compared with seven years ago. Sarah Cardell, chief executive of the CMA, said: 'Last year we found that competition in the road fuel market was failing consumers, and published proposals that would revitalise competition amongst fuel retailers. Increases in fuel margins cost drivers more than £1.6billion in 2023 alone, according to the competition watchdog The CMA said a smart data, real-time fuel finder scheme would allow motorists to save up to £4.50 each time they fill up and would make it easier to find cheaper forecourts.

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