AA slams government over petrol prices

The AA has hit out at politicians for not making fairer fuel prices one of their priorities in the run up to the General Election.

The organisation points out that motorists are spending more and more at the pumps, despite world oil prices falling recently.

The price of oil fell by 5% per barrel In April 2015 compared to March 2015. Despite this, average UK petrol prices rose from 111.92p a litre in mid-March to 113.29p a litre in mid-April. The price of diesel also rose, with average prices going up from 118.19p in mid-March to 118.83p in mid-April.

AA president Edmund King said: "Cars are like blank cheques for whoever feels the need to balance the books by plundering drivers' pockets. Motorists prop up the Treasury to the tune of 10% of the UK's total tax-take, and now the fuel retailers are taking £3 a tank extra on diesel to steady their finances.

"Manifestos promise action and transparency on domestic energy bills, but nothing on road fuel price transparency."

The cheapest petrol price in the UK’s forecourts was found in London, South East England and Humberside. Scotland was home to the highest prices.

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