Petrol’s average pump price across the UK has fallen below 150p a litre for the first time in more than 10 and a half months, the AA reports. Scroll down for today's cheapest petrol prices in Bristol.
The last time petrol costs less than 150p was on 24 February 2022, when it averaged 149.67p a litre. Since then, it rose to a record of 191.53p a litre on 3 July before dropping to 149.74p yesterday (Sunday 9).
Diesel now averages 172.21p a litre, having been 153.05p when the Russian invasion began and then setting a record of 199.07p on 1 July. Since 24 February, the Chancellor has cut fuel duty (23 March) by 5p a litre, in effect 6p when VAT is factored in.
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Luke Bosdet, the AA’s spokesperson said: “A 41.8p-a-litre crash in the average pump price of petrol is a huge relief for drivers, cutting £22.99 from the cost of filling the typical car tank (55 litres)."
But fuel at 150p a litre is still historically way above the April 2012 record of 142.48p, the previous yardstick of dire pump prices. He continued: "Worse still, road fuel is set for a 6p jump in March when the fuel duty cut (with VAT) comes to an end.
"Indicative of the chaos of UK pump pricing and the rampant exploitation of drivers by many fuel retailers, the AA spotted supermarket and non-supermarket retailers yesterday charging less than 140p a litre in South Wales and Northern Ireland. How fuel stations in areas of big populations and high volume sales can charge well over 10p more for fuel than in largely rural parts of the UK is a question that the Competition and Markets Authority will have to address.
“The AA hopes that 2023 will be a year of transformation for fuel prices, where greater pump price transparency mirroring Northern Ireland’s Fuel Price Checker will direct motorists to retailers charging fair prices and re-invigorate the level of competition seen before the covid pandemic.”
Here's a list of the cheapest places in and around Bristol for petrol and diesel according to Petrol Prices , listed within five miles of Bristol…
Asda Bristol Whiteladies Road - Unleaded: 146.7p, Diesel: 169.7p
Tesco Bristol Eastville Extra - Unleaded: 146.9p, Diesel: 169.9p
Asda Bristol Bedminster - Unleaded: 147.7p, Diesel: 170.7p
Esso Hotwells Road - Unleaded: 147.9p, Diesel: 169.9p
Sainsbury's Winterstoke Road - Unleaded: 147.9p, Diesel: 170.9p
Tesco Brislington Extra - Unleaded: 147.9p, Diesel: 170.9p
Murco Stockwood Lane - Unleaded: 147.9p, Diesel: 169.9p
Asda Bristol Whitchurch - Unleaded: 148.7p, Diesel: 169.7p
Morrisons Hartcliffe - Unleaded: 148.7p, Diesel: 170.7p
Asda Longwell Green - Unleaded: 148.7p, Diesel: 170.7p
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