Asda petrol price cut set to spark round of reductions by rival supermarkets
THERE was some welcome news for motorists this morning as Asda cut the price of petrol by 2p a litre.
The price cut immediately led to another round of price cutting from rival supermarkets.
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Asda has announced a cut in petrol prices
The announcement means a litre of unleaded at Asda forecourts will cost 131.7p a litre for petrol and 137.7p a litre for diesel.
As of yesterday the cheapest unleaded in Bristol was 132.9p a litre and the most expensive 146.9p.
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The cheapest diesel was 139.7p a litre and the most expensive 146.9p.
Asda petrol trading director Andy Peake said: "Today's move shows that we are once again leading the way in reducing the price at the pump.
"Unlike other retailers, our price cuts benefit everyone across the country, meaning that no one filling up at Asda will be forced to play a postcode lottery."
Sainsbury's head of fuel Richard Crampton said: "With Christmas on the horizon, we know that this can be an expensive time of year so we're delighted to announce that from tomorrow we will be lowering our petrol and diesel prices by up to 2p per litre."
A Tesco spokesman said: "We are dropping the price of unleaded and diesel by up to 2p per litre from tomorrow morning. As Britain's biggest petrol retailer with 490 forecourts, more motorists will make savings at the pumps at Tesco than at any other fuel retailer."
RAC technical director David Bizley said: "These price cuts are welcome, but they only solve part of the problem. The price that motorists pay on the forecourt is almost 60 per cent tax, with a recent study showing that a record 81p from every litre of petrol sold now goes to the Treasury in fuel duty and VAT.
"What the British economy desperately needs is fairer-priced fuel on a long-term basis.
"As a supporter of (campaign group) FairFuelUK, we are lobbying the Government to reduce the amount of tax on petrol and diesel, as we believe this will help to stimulate the economy and generate more income for the Treasury.
"We are calling on the Government to increase transparency and make it a requirement for fuel retailers to print the duty on receipts so that the motorist can clearly see how much of the price is tax, how much is VAT and how much is going to the retailer."
Comments
by Hartman81
Thursday, November 08 2012, 11:57PM
“krankenhaus is right. My car, when almost empty takes nearly 60 litres. So ASDA,and the others who follow in taking 2p off each litre, will be saving me a whopping £1.20! It's just a cheap marketing campaign for them and will cost them a lot less than a run of TV adverts.”
by KA12345
Thursday, November 08 2012, 10:53AM
“"almost 60 per cent of the pump prices is tax"
"81p in every £1.32 is tax"
No matter how much I read the above, i'm still shocked that the government is allowed to get away with this - its nothing short of 'Daylight Robbery'..”
by DockLobster
Thursday, November 08 2012, 10:17AM
“Still, it's very nice of the Post to run them a free advert, it's odd we don't get full page articles when they put the price up, to deter people from going to Asda...”
by krankenhaus
Thursday, November 08 2012, 10:08AM
“Watch all the idiots flock to the pumps to save less money than it has cost them to drive there.”