Petrol stations are free to increase fuel prices individually as there are “no legal barriers” stopping it, the State’s consumer watchdog has said.
In a statement, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has said if businesses collude to “fix prices, this is cartel behaviour” and the CCPC can then investigate if that’s the case.
But a spokeswoman said there are “no legal barriers” to petrol stations independently increasing prices at petrol pumps.
