Cheapest Shropshire fuel prices as garage boss backs calls for price comparison shake-up
Supermarkets appear to be lowering their prices after an investigation found drivers were paying an extra six pence per litre of fuel last year due to stores increasing their profit margins.
The director of one Shropshire petrol station which has championed cheaper fuel is supporting calls for a price comparison open data scheme.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) watchdog said average supermarket fuel margins rose by 6p per litre between 2019 and 2022.
The inquiry also found that an increase in margins on diesel across all fuel retailers cost drivers an extra 13p per litre during the first five months of this year.
The CMA recommended that the Government introduces legislation to enable a fuel finder open data scheme to be created.
Independent retailers have continued to be the cheapest for both petrol and diesel since fuel prices hit all-time highs over the past year, with some stations hitting over £2 per litre of diesel at one stage.
Prices have fallen since then, with the UK average price of petrol currently at 144.01 pence per litre, and diesel at 145.59 pence per litre.
D A Roberts Fuels & Garage Limited, in Whitchurch recently called on fellow fuel retailers to cut their prices, after finding that their prices were around 20 pence per litre cheaper than their competitors.
