As soaring fuel prices continue to bite, one family-run filling station has offered some much-needed salvation by selling some of the cheapest petrol for miles, and it's led to drivers claiming they have been 'taken for mugs' by other garages charging far more. Drivers from "all over" have been flocking to Bailey's Garage in Brecon Road in Abergavenny ever since it started selling unleaded petrol for just 169p per litre.
On Friday morning, the prices dropped even further to 167.9p. It means it's almost 20p cheaper for unleaded at Bailey's Garage than the UK average (187.19p per litre, according to the RAC's fuel watch figures). The garage's cost for diesel is tempting for motorists too - the difference of 10.98p is less stark though still noticeable with Bailey's selling it for 184.9p against a UK average of 195.88p.
The garage's general assistant, Cerys Holland, said that since the price of their BP petrol went down two weeks ago it had been "bonkers" and the staff "don't stop". Meanwhile, owner Ian Bailey said he was four times busier than he'd ever been before in the 50 years he'd run the garage - and had been left scratching his head as to why no-one else had dropped their prices.
