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08-05-2017, 08:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-05-2017, 08:40 PM by AlfiesDad.)
In our town we have five Garage Forecourts, all serving fuel, varying in price for Diesel, from, £1.19p to £1.21p per litre, not forgetting the .9 on the end.
In a town 5.6miles away, that has an Asda forecourt, the price is shown as£1,12p per litre, Asda have shaved 4p off the price of their fuel in the past week, due to the price of oil dropping and the £ increasing in value against the $.
Why can't the money grabbing BPs, SHELLs and ESSOs be as quick to lower their prices as they are to raise them for the slightest reason?
As a result of their greed, I haven't used their fuel in town for two years or more, same when travelling around the country. That's my little protest
Are you being ripped off?
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I suppose it's possible a supermarket may reduce fuel prices as a loss leader to entice us into the shop. I don't know - it's just a guess.
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All I buy from Asda is Fuel and Malbec TW
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One of the upsides of living in a more urban area is the larger choice of fuel stations. Dozens around us, including Morrisons, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's. Always a bit off a price war on at the pumps.
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I like Asda's Policy of setting a Countywide price for their fuels! My local Asda hypermarket are also selling Diesel at £1.12.7 per Litre. That in turn has forced others to copy, but not quite as good!
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We have always been ripped off with fuel especially diesel which is cheaper to produce than Petrol. We are laughing here in Austria filled up at local, small town station yesterday €1.025 per litre. (88pence). In Germany yesterday €1.12 per litre (96.5p).
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True Dianne, if we all get rid of diesel cars in the UK you will see cheaper Diesel and more tax piled on Petrol, we just can't win!
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HD, I agree, Have used Asda, Esso, BP and Tesco over both long and shorter distances. The only difference was in price. Asda was always the cheapest, then Tesco and then Sainsbury's. We live equidistance between big Tesco's and a Sainsbury's, the latter is always 2p dearer than Tesco. Currently I can fill my 90 litre tank for £3.60 less at Asda than at Sainsbury, Yes, - I drive a total of 2 miles more to get to Asda than I do JS, but that hardly touches my savings.
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