Drivers in the UK say they are still waiting for a fuel cut as their local petrol stations appear not to have reduced prices in line with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement. Mr Sunak said fuel duty would be reduced by 5p per litre from 6pm on Wednesday, however, some customers reported fuel prices rising instead of dropping.
Many Bristolians have said that not only have their local petrol stations not reduced their prices in line with the 5p fuel duty cut, but that prices have continued to increase. Some have taken to social media to express their frustrations.
The AA president has warned that retailers must pass the benefit on to customers, fearing that the cut will be "lost". The government is scrambling to bring down prices, but in the meanwhile, we've taken a look at the cheapest petrol stations in and around Bristol.
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With the public continuing to feel the pinch at the pumps, despite the measures announced in the Chancellor's Spring Statement on Wednesday, AA president Edmund King said: “The AA welcomes the cut in fuel duty. However, we are concerned that the benefit will be lost unless retailers pass it on and reflect a fair price at the pumps.
“The Chancellor has ridden to the rescue of UK families and businesses who use their vehicles, not for pleasure, but to function in their daily lives. Since the start of the year, the 20p-a-litre surge in pump prices has been the shock that rocked the finances of families, and particularly young drivers, pensioners and lower-income workers who need to commute each day.”
The surge in prices shows no sign of abating, so below are the 10 cheapest forecourts to buy petrol and diesel in and around Bristol.
Cheapest petrol in Bristol
Below are the cheapest petrol prices in Bristol according to Confused.com. The date in brackets is the date the price was last updated.
For comparison purposes, Confused.com lists the lowest petrol price in the UK as 142.9p, the highest as 199.7p, with the national average at 166.8p.
- Sainsbury's Portishead - 157.9p (24/03)
- Asda Bedminster - 158.7p (23/03)
- Sainsbury's Emersons Green - 158.9p (24/03)
- Esso Budgens Nailsea - 158.9 (23/03)
- Sainsbury's Winterstoke Road (Ashton Vale) - 159.9p (24/03)
- Sainsbury's Castle Court (Brislington) - 159.9p (24/03)
- Tesco Extra Brislington - 159.9p (23/03)
- Sainsbury's St George - 159.9p (24/03)
- Murco Concord Service Station (Stockwood) - 159.9p (23/03)
- Morrisons Yate - 160.9p (23/03)
Cheapest diesel in Bristol
Below are the cheapest diesel prices in Bristol according to Confused.com. The date in brackets is the date the price was last updated.
For comparison purposes, Confused.com lists the lowest diesel price in the UK as 153.9p, the highest as 204.9p, and the UK average as 180.1p.
- Sainsbury's East Filton - 168.9p (24/03)
- Sainsbury's Winterstoke Road (Ashton Vale) - 169.9p (24/03)
- Sainsbury's Emersons Green - 169.9p (24/03)
- Asda Whitchurch - 170.7p (23/03)
- Sainsbury's Castle Court (Brislington) - 170.9p (24/03)
- Sainsbury's St George - 170.9 (24/03)
- Sainsbury's Portishead - 170.9p (24/03)
- BP Westbury-on-Trym - 173.9p (24/03)
- Esso Budgens Nailsea - 173.9p (23/03)
- Texaco Stapleton - 175.9p (22/03)
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