Fuel prices condemned

Petrol prices have fallen but drivers are still being short-changed, according to the AA. Average petrol prices have gone down from 138.95p a litre in mid October to 135.08p now, with diesel dropping from 143.74p a litre to 141.89p.

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Squeezed motorists let down, the AA warns

The average UK domestic energy bill is £1,252, but the cost of fuel for the average car consuming 1,200 litres a year is over £1,500.

This week the Government said it was going to tackle high gas and electricity bills, yet lets drivers and businesses down by not reacting swiftly to runaway wholesale and pump prices.

– AA president Edmund King

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George Osborne faces pressure over fuel hike

Motorists received another blow earlier this week when Labour's Commons motion to have the planned January 3p-a-litre fuel duty rise deferred was defeated.

Chancellor George Osborne Credit: REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

However there is speculation that Chancellor George Osborne will announce a postponement of the rise in his autumn statement next month.

AA: Drivers continue to be short-changed on fuel

The AA have said that drivers and businesses are still being short-changed, despite the threat of an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation of the road fuel market.

Drivers and businesses are still being short-changed, the AA have warned Credit: REUTERS

On average, the cheapest petrol at the moment is in Yorkshire and Humberside (134.3p a litre) and the most expensive is in south-east England at 135.7p.

Yorkshire and Humberside also has the cheapest diesel (141.0p) with Northern Ireland the most expensive (142.6p).

Petrol prices condemned despite fall

The AA have condemned fuel prices despite the fall Credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Petrol prices have fallen but drivers are still being short-changed, according to the AA.

Average petrol prices have gone down from 138.95p a litre in mid October to 135.08p now, with diesel dropping from 143.74p a litre to 141.89p.

But the fall in wholesale petrol prices across Europe should have knocked UK pump prices down by 10p to 11p a litre, the AA said.