The AA says that motorists are "being taken for fools by retailers" as they were accused of not passing on falling wholesale petrol and diesel costs onto drivers. Retailers have been accused of "inexplicably" raising pump prices again.
Drivers have "a right to know" why they are still being charged record prices to fill up, according to the RAC. Figures from data firm Experian show the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a new high of 191.2p on Tuesday. The average price of diesel was 199.0p per litre, a fraction of a penny below the record of 199.1p per litre set on Saturday.
RAC fuel price spokesman Simon Williams said: "Inexplicably, fuel prices rose yet again yesterday. We can see absolutely no rhyme or reason why average forecourt prices are still going up, given that the wholesale price of both fuels has been falling for weeks.
