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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

UK motorists still paying more than they should for fuel, watchdog warns

petrol pump at a petrol station
Fuel margins at supermarkets rose from 7% in April to 8.1% in August, according to the CMA. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

UK motorists are paying more than they should for petrol and diesel even as global energy market prices have fallen in recent months, the competition watchdog has warned.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) repeated its call for the new government to take action “as soon as possible” to end the “persistent” overcharging, six months after it found that motorists paid £1.6bn more than they should have last year alone.

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