The RAC is calling on major supermarkets to follow in the footsteps of Asda as it has cut the cost of petrol and diesel.
Asda has knocked an average of 4.5p off the cost of a litre of unleaded across its 320 stores in the last week and around 5.5p off diesel too. The RAC urged other supermarkets, such as Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons to do the same.
The road services company said that the drop in prices "should have come much sooner". It accused supermarkets of failing to pass on wholesale savings down to customers.
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RAC spokesman Simon Williams said of Asda's new pump prices: "Asda is now charging an average of 153.5p for petrol and 176.7p for diesel which is around 2p less than its rivals. We urge the other three supermarkets to catch up quickly – or go even further – and give drivers some much-needed relief from high prices next time they fill up. If they do, this will bring the UK average petrol price down from its current 157.8p which benefits drivers everywhere."
He added: "Despite these reductions, our analysis of wholesale data shows this should really be just the beginning as there’s easily scope for another 10p a litre to come off the current average price of both petrol and diesel. Perhaps it will be Asda which once again takes a leadership position by further cutting its prices to help drivers save money in the run-up to Christmas."
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