Three British fuel retailers lower prices of diesel
British supermarkets and fuel retailers Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s all cut their diesel prices by £0.02 a litre from yesterday morning, reported BT.
Asda is to reduce diesel prices at all its 272 UK filling stations. With a £0.02 cut in prices, a national cap is soon to be established so that drivers across the country don’t pay more than £1.147 per litre for diesel fuel.
"Asda is the only retailer that has a national price cap on fuel at all 272 filling stations, ensuring every single one of our customers knows the maximum price they will pay at the pump regardless of where they live,” said Andy Peake, Asda’s Senior Director for Petrol.
UK diesel drivers have been unhappy as they saw how petrol prices constantly dropped, even under £1 per litre, while diesel stayed at an average of £1.204, according to BT.
Simon Williams, fuel spokesman for the British automotive services company RAC, explained there was still space for a £0.05 per litre cut in the price of diesel.
“We need greater transparency and a fairer pricing model for both petrol and diesel and this is likely to spell the end of the focus on petrol prices alone,” he said.