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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Josie Clarke

Fuel margins remain high despite lower prices at the pump, watchdog finds

Supermarket fuel margins fell from 8.9% in December 2024 to 7.9% in February 2025, figures showed (Lewis Whyld/PA) - (PA Wire)

Drivers are still being hit with high fuel margins despite lower prices at the pump, the competition watchdog has said.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said retailers’ margins – the difference between what they pay for fuel and what they sell it at – remained high compared to historic levels.

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