
Meet the motorists’ new friend, Clive Maxwell. As the newly-appointed chief executive of the Office of Fair Trading, he has called for evidence into whether drivers are being ripped off when it comes to filling up their cars.


Petrol prices have risen to within just 3p shy of the record set in April. Motoring organisations are warning that people living in rural areas and businesses are being hit particularly hard.

The consumer and competition authority is asking for information on the UK petrol and diesel sector from industry, leading motoring groups and consumer bodies.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) anticipates gathering enough data to further investigate claims of whether the fall in the prices of crude oil are being reflected at the pumps.