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Current petrol and diesel prices were today described
as ‘pump fiction’ by the AA, as they don’t reflect the
wholesale prices.
Petrol crept up to 191.05p per litre yesterday and diesel to
198.96p per litre*.
Petrol wholesale price has recovered some cost but remains
essentially 5p a litre cheaper than the early June peaks yet
there are still record prices at the pumps.
Diesel has shown some wholesale price reductions but over a
shorter period to a lesser extent. The Prime Minister has hinted
at action but hints don’t pay the bills, said the AA.
Edmund King, AA president, said: “The pump prices are now more
like ‘pump fiction’ as they don’t reflect the general downward
trends we have been seeing in wholesale prices. This is now an
urgent situation. The Prime Minister has hinted at action but we
need more than hints. Pressure to force price transparency and a
cut in duty would be a step in the right direction.”
ends
NOTES TO EDITORS
*
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Petrol
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Diesel
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31.5.22
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174.02
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183.00
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4.6.22
|
177.03
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185.13
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5.6.22
|
177.88
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185.01
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6.6.22
|
178.50
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185.20
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7.6.22
|
180.73
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186.57
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8.6.22
|
182.31
|
188.05
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9.6.22
|
183.16
|
188.82
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11.6.22
|
184.74
|
191.03
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12.6.22
|
185.04
|
190.92
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13.6.22
|
185.44
|
191.21
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14.6.22
|
186.59
|
192.48
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15.6.22
|
187.01
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193.30
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16.6.22
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187.51
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194.17
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18.6.22
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188.50
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196.10
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19.6.22
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188.70
|
196.06
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20.6.22
|
188.74
|
196.36
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21.6.22
|
189.33
|
197.11
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22.6.22
|
189.84
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198.00
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23.6.22
|
190.22
|
198.46
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25.6.22
|
190.94
|
199.09
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26.6.22
|
191.05
|
198.94
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27.6.22
|
191.10
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198.96
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