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Drivers 'clobbered at the pumps' as forecourts pocket savings instead of passing them onThe RAC said wholesale petrol prices have dropped by 5p a litre since mid-January, yet pump prices
remain at a six-month highMotoringJordan Coussins05:06, 09 Mar 2025The RAC said wholesale petrol prices have dropped by 5p a litre since mid-January, yet pump prices remain at a six-month
high Motorists are feeling the pinch at petrol stations as forecourts retain savings instead of passing them on to customers.
Despite wholesale petrol prices falling by 5p a litre since mid-January, pump prices remain at a six-month high, reports the RAC.
Petrol is currently priced at 139.65p a litre, with diesel at 146.48p - the highest since last summer. However, while retailers attribute this to rising costs, drivers aren't seeing any of
the savings.
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The AA's Luke Bosdet criticised: "Wholesale petrol costs have fallen 5p a litre since mid January. How much saving has been passed on to families with cars? Absolutely nothing.
Article continues below "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? Or is it the same old fuel trade
- waiting for someone else down the road to start cutting prices at the pump?"
Simon Williams, RAC fuel spokesman, commented: "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."