Supermarket price fixing on petrol

taximan2

I spend around £100 per week on petrol for business use and feel cheated by the fact that locally (to Stratford upon Avon) All the petrol stations prices vary by only 1p per litre.

Whereas if I drive 7 or 8 miles in almost any direction petrol prices are as much as 3p per litre cheaper even within the same chain.At nearby towns

Tesco petrol stations are among the worst offenders. Their Stratford Upon Avon Petrol Station has banners on the forecourt roof claiming 'Lowest petrol prices' when in fact the opposite is often true. A false statement.

I thought pricing cartels were illegal.
:mad:

Hintza

taximan2 wrote: »

I thought pricing cartels were illegal.

There is no cartel you have the option of driving 14 miles to buy your petrol cheaper by 3p not 7-8 miles.

The cheapest is

130.7 @ Asda Leamington 14 miles away
131.9 @ Tesco Emscote 12 miles
132.9 @ Shell Hatton 9 miles
133.9 @ Stratford

It's the same everywhere.

somethingcorporate

Similar prices does not equal a cartel.

fluffnutter

Just move closer to the cheaper petrol stations. That'll save you money!

fiddiwebb

Thank God for our local Tesco eight miles away 131.9, local garage 3 miles away 141.8 :eek:

System

I read somewhere that asda pretty much always have the cheapest petrol prices. If you live near an asda all other local supermarkets will lower their prices to compete. If you are nowhere near an asda you pay more. No idea how true this is, I just read it in the paper. Although I do live near an asda and my local petrol prices are significantly lower than my friends (who don't live near asda)

neilmcl

We have Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys and a Morrisons near me and the cheapest on a regular basis is my local Shell.

arcon5

One of my distant relatives used to travel just under 10 miles (one way) to get his petrol -- he saved about 5p per Litre. Never did understand the logic

whatmichaelsays

Pricing based on local competition happens in lots of industries, not just petrol.

By similar logic, estate agents in London must be in a cartel because you can buy a house for much less if go to Leeds.

mattyprice4004

What a daft thread. You adjust your prices based on local competition.

arcon5

Could it not be said that Taxis fares are cartels, considering the meters have to be calibrated according to the prices set by the council.