Fuel Prices.
- 22 May 2008 08:262366
Press Release from AA
FUEL PRICE REPORT MAY 2008
In the past month, diesel prices have risen by their highest margin this century and are now almost 12 pence per litre more expensive than petrol. High oil prices, breaking through the $125 mark, have also fuelled a near-record rise in petrol prices.
Nationally, unleaded prices have risen by 4.5ppl to 112.6ppl in the past month. Diesel prices have risen by 6.8ppl to 124.2ppl. The price difference between unleaded and diesel has risen from 9.3ppl to 11.6ppl.
London recorded the highest price for unleaded at 113.3ppl followed by the South East at 113.1ppl. Yorkshire and Humberside again recorded the lowest price for unleaded at 111.6ppl. Wales recorded the highest diesel price at 124.7ppl. Yorkshire and Humberside still have the cheapest diesel at 123.4ppl.
Supermarket prices for unleaded also rose over the month by 3.9ppl to 110.7ppl. The gap between supermarket prices and the UK average for unleaded has increased to 1.9ppl.
Overseas prices have risen. The UK has the ninth highest unleaded price in Europe and the second highest diesel price.email: dover7@msn.com - 22 May 2008 08:272367Don't I know it !! The E**o up the road was 131.9 for a litre of diesel yesterday
Been nice knowing you :) - 22 May 2008 08:312368A few short years ago Diesel was a very attractive proposition. Various tax breaks had put it in a favourable light and many households weighing up the maths opted to buy diesel cars in an effort to cut back on costs. Now it seems the reverse has happened and the poor oul diesel owner is clobbered.Petrol is now more attractive...that is if anything is attractive in the current sea of rising prices.
On top of that of course the haulage industry runs entirely on diesel so the costs are rising there. So all our daily commodities, goodies, foods etc will be and are more expensive to transport round the country. You can guess who will end up paying!email: dover7@msn.com - 22 May 2008 08:332369Wow! Paul that was high. I think its rising and rising and not finished yet.
email: dover7@msn.com - 22 May 2008 19:412382it is getting rather frightening now.
prices have doubled in a year.
why the gallic fisherpeople went on strike over it is beyond me, nothing to do with is or the french government.
opec blame it on speculators, though i wonder if they are reducing output in order to keep prices high.