Motorway service stations are STILL charging up to 156.9p for a litre of diesel – despite collapse in oil prices
- Drivers pay almost £15 a gallon more compared to cheaper supermarket prices
- MOTO chain was charging 20p more than the national average in Lincolnshire
- Service stations argue that higher prices for fuel are justified by their higher rent
Motorway service stations are continuing to charge extortionate prices for diesel of up to 156.9p a litre despite a collapse in oil prices.
The net effect is that drivers pay almost £15 a gallon more to fill up compared to cheaper supermarket forecourts.
Last week, the major supermarkets began passing on a fall in the wholesale cost of diesel and unleaded.
Last week, the major supermarkets began passing on a fall in the wholesale cost of diesel and unleaded. File photo
But the MOTO chain was charging 154.9p a litre for diesel at services on the A1(M) at Washington, Tyne & Wear.
It was charging even more, 156.9p a litre – 20p more than the national average, in Lincolnshire.
Service stations argue that the higher prices for fuel are justified by their higher rent, staff and business costs.