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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Bradley Gerrard

Petrol stations need watchdog to stop ‘profiteering,’ says campaigner

Campaign group FairFuelUK has urged the government to set up a fuel price watchdog to prevent “opportunistic profiteering” by forecourt owners.

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The government is being urged to set up a watchdog for petrol retailers as prices once again surge to new record highs.

Howard Cox, founder or FairFuelUK, said the government should clamp down on what he called “opportunistic profiteering” by forecourt owners, suggesting formal oversight was required.

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