Customers who buy petrol at some of the UK's largest supermarkets have been issued a warning over high fuel prices.
According to a new analysis by the RAC, independent fuel retailers have begun leading the way to charge a "fair price" for petrol and diesel. A spokesperson for the company said people buying fuel at the big four UK supermarkets - Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's - could be getting their fuel cheaper elsewhere and "have every right" to feel as though they are being overcharged.
The RAC's investigation found that only 4 per cent of forecourts are currently charging below 180p per litre for petrol. Only one out of five of those sites are owned by either a supermarket or oil company while the rest are independently-owned. Meanwhile, more than three-quarters of the 5 per cent of filling stations selling diesel for less than 190p per litre are independently-owned.
