Farmer stages fuel price protest as RAC calls for supermarkets to be fair to drivers
The RAC has called for petrol retailers to cut the price of petrol to reflect a drop in wholesale costs.
Fuel prices have rocketed in line with oil costs in recent months, with both petrol and diesel hitting record highs in recent weeks.
But wholesale prices appear to have since gone down.
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Hide AdIts call for a drop in prices has come as a farmer from County Durham began a protest about the issue on the A1 motorway near Newcastle on Saturday morning.
What has the RAC said?
According to the RAC, average pump prices for petrol have risen by 3p per litre since the start of November, reaching 147.27p.
The motoring organisation said fuel retailers should “play fair with drivers” and reduce this price by 6p.
It said it believed the failure to pass on savings is costing motorists an additional £3.50 every time they fill up a typical 55-litre family petrol car.
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Hide AdRAC also called for diesel prices to come down by 4p from its current average of 150.66p per litre.
“In the last few days the wholesale price of petrol has fallen steeply, which means the biggest retailers are in a great position to cut prices and ease the burden being felt by drivers throughout the UK who are paying £80 for a full 55-litre tank,” said RAC fuel spokesperson Simon Williams.