letters
Page 22
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
Fuel prices
am intrigued by your weekly reports on fuel prices. As a small business operating eight diesel-engined vehicles, and using our own bulk tanks, it is significant that some forecourts are selling below our bulk buying prices
We operate in London every week and I was conscious that some forecourt prices were very competitive. Last Thursday, 16 January, I noticed diesel at 56.9p/lit, in Harlesden, but the twin tanks on my MAN 7.5-tonner were still quite full!
We currently pay 50.75p/lit (ex-VAT). Later in the day I bought diesel in Shepherds Bush at 57.9p, but was amazed to see a few miles down the road at Sunbury on the A316, at a Shell station, it was an amazing 729p! This is a whole 15p/lit increase. This price was repeated at Fleet Services, and is surely a further indication of cynical exploitation by the major fuel companies. Is it possible to begin to highlight these forecourts who so obviously overcharge? Anthony Ruche, Cretekerne Furniture Emporium.