Any drivers topping up their tanks in the next two weeks should be expecting lower prices.
According to predictions, drivers could save £10 on filling up a tank in two weeks time when they use various petrol stations such as Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, BP, Shell, Texaco and more. Average pump prices are currently down to 188.76p a litre for petrol and 196.96p a litre for diesel.
But the AA accused retailers of acting too slowly and not going far enough with price cuts, amid decreases in their wholesale costs as a new record price of 191.5p was set last week. Even more pressure is on the supermarkets and forecourts to act and treat drivers fairly when it comes to petrol prices.
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Luke Bosdet, the AA's fuel price spokesman, says the fall in price could come "providing the fuel trade is prepared to pass them on". He said: "The problem is that, in many places, the price cuts are quite simply not happening despite more than six weeks of falling costs. Roads may suffer extreme heat today and tomorrow but pump prices should have cooled off much more significantly by now."
Earlier this week, he said: "Falling pump prices provide the first piece of good news in this cost-of-living crisis, but the reductions should be much bigger and should have started last week if not sooner. The question now is how much of the potential saving will be passed on to the consumer. As usual, the fuel trade shows itself very reluctant to pass on lower costs and give relief to hard-pressed motorists."
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