Fuel price report

UK & overseas prices - May 2013

Petrol prices in the UK have fallen 3.5p a litre in the past month

Petrol prices in the UK have fallen 3.5p a litre in the past month

Petrol prices in the UK have fallen 3.5p a litre in the past month as the third 8p to 10p-a-litre price swing in 12 months comes to an end. The price of oil has fallen by the same margin.

Oil: $104.

Unleaded prices have fallen by 3.5ppl from 136.9ppl to 133.4ppl.  Diesel prices have fallen by 3.6ppl from 141.8ppl to 138.2ppl.  The price difference between unleaded and diesel has fallen to 4.8ppl.

Regional

Northern Ireland recorded the highest price for unleaded at 135.1ppl.  Yorkshire and Humberside recorded the lowest price for unleaded at 132.8ppl.  Northern Ireland recorded the highest diesel price at 139.3ppl.  Yorkshire and Humberside has the cheapest diesel at 137.3ppl.

Supermarkets

Supermarket prices for unleaded fell by 3.4ppl.  The gap between supermarket prices and the UK average for unleaded has fallen to 2.0ppl.

Europe

The UK has the tenth highest petrol price and the third highest diesel price.


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

(updated 22 May 2013)

 

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