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.
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Clive Maxwell has awkward questions for the oil companies
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.
Motorists feel the pinch as fuel prices keep rising
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.
petrol price probe by OFT
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.
"Postcode lottery" of petrol prices
A survey of petrol prices across the country has found that drivers in the most expensive region pay around £250 more each year to fill up their cars than those in the cheapest area.
The most expensive place to buy petrol is the Shetland Isles at 145.9 pence per litre (ppl). It does seem slightly unfair that the area closest to the oilfields of the North Sea has to pay the highest prices, but it is also one of the most remote places in the UK. The cheapest place is Grampian, in Scotland, at 129.7 ppl.
Motorists driving less as high fuel costs persist
High fuel costs continue to plague Britain’s motoring community, with nine out of 10 citing escalating petrol prices as their main complaint.
The research by Motors.co.uk showed that fuel costs, surging insurance premiums, badly maintained roads and continuous roadworks are forcing motorists to change their driving habits, reported The Guardian.
