Go south for cheaper fuel
18th March 1999, Page 5
18th March 1999
Page 5
Page 5, 18th March 1999
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• Lang queues of trucks formed at border service stations as Irish truckers filled up with diesel south of the border following the UK Budget rises.
Diesel now costs IR75p/lit (63.7p/lit) north of the Irish border; on the south a Titre costs IR5Op (42.5p). Truckers heading south are filling up below the border and then topping up on the return journey.
Border fuel suppliers, who are working to meet the demand, say the further north you travel The higher the price becomes. They say that where there is little competition a litre of diesel could cost up to 80p