Fuel price report

UK & overseas prices - April 2012

20 April 2012

petrol and diesel prices have continued to set new records

petrol and diesel prices have continued to set new records

After the turmoil of panic-buying at forecourts across the UK in late March, petrol and diesel prices have continued to set new records. A fall in the price of oil, from $126 to $118 a barrel since the beginning of April, offers some hope of lower prices for a while.

Unleaded prices have risen by 4.0ppl from 138.5ppl to 142.5ppl.  Diesel prices have risen by 2.4ppl from 145.5ppl to 147.9ppl.  The price difference between unleaded and diesel has fallen to 5.4ppl.

 

Regional

Northern Ireland recorded the highest  price for unleaded at 143.9ppl.  Scotland recorded the lowest price for unleaded at 142.2 ppl.  The South East recorded the highest diesel price at 148.5ppl.  Yorkshire and Humberside have the cheapest diesel at 147.3ppl.

Supermarkets

Supermarket prices for unleaded rose by 4.2ppl to 140.3ppl.  The gap between supermarket prices and the UK average for unleaded has fallen to 2.2ppl.

Europe

The UK has the seventh highest petrol price in Europe and the second highest diesel price.

(fuel price data is supplied by Experian Catalist in cooperation with Arval UK Ltd)

(20 April 2012)

 

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