The average price of a litre of diesel at supermarket went from 151.02p per litre to 143.58p per litre
According to RAC analysis, over the two weeks since May 15, the average price of a litre of diesel at a supermarket went from 151.02p per litre to 143.58p per litre. It comes after the the wholesale price of diesel has been below that of petrol since the end of March.
“Significant cuts to the price of supermarket diesel were long overdue as its wholesale price has been below petrol’s since the end of March. As a result average retailer margin on diesel had reached 22p a litre – more than three times the long-term average of 7p. Even today, with 27p having come off the average price of supermarket diesel since the start of the year, diesel drivers are continuing to get a poor deal.
“We look forward to the results of the CMA’s review within the next four weeks and hope it heralds an end to poor value at the pumps. We also hope it means the biggest retailers start charging fair prices at all of their sites across the country, and not just at those where they’re competing directly with other forecourts locally."
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