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Diesel up, petrol down in price, why?

andygb
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I have to fill up tomorrow, and popped into my local Asda this morning.
This is the cheapest place for fuel in my area, but I was staggered to see the price difference. A month ago, there was £0.02 difference per litre Today the diesel was £0.09 more expensive.
So, why has this price change happened, when the fuel duty has been frozen and the barrel price of oil has come down over the last month?
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  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,348 Forumite
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    Because you need fuel, and the big supermarkets have closed down all the competition, so they can charge as much as the market will stand.


    Market forces, I think they call it...
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,594 Forumite
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    andygb wrote: »
    I have to fill up tomorrow, and popped into my local Asda this morning.
    This is the cheapest place for fuel in my area, but I was staggered to see the price difference. A month ago, there was £0.02 difference per litre Today the diesel was £0.09 more expensive.
    So, why has this price change happened, when the fuel duty has been frozen and the barrel price of oil has come down over the last month?

    I think ASDA have some petrol price promotion on?

    Also it apparently takes time for price fluctuations to filter through.
  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 13,099 Forumite
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    Happens every winter.

    There's only so much diesel that can be manufactured.

    Lots of oil fired heating systems are now coming into use. More demand for a finite product, prices rises.
  • Iceweasel
    Iceweasel Posts: 4,825 Forumite
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    facade wrote: »
    Because you need fuel, and the big supermarkets have closed down all the competition, so they can charge as much as the market will stand.


    Market forces, I think they call it...

    It's also called "Thatcherism".
  • foxy-stoat
    foxy-stoat Posts: 6,879 Forumite
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    Just do a shop in Tesco - I got a 10p off a litre last weekend.
  • cajef
    cajef Posts: 6,283 Forumite
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    foxy-stoat wrote: »
    Just do a shop in Tesco - I got a 10p off a litre last weekend.
    That offer is only if you spend £60 or more.
  • foxy-stoat
    foxy-stoat Posts: 6,879 Forumite
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    cajef wrote: »
    That offer is only if you spend £60 or more.

    Most weekly shops are.

    :beer:
  • cajef
    cajef Posts: 6,283 Forumite
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    foxy-stoat wrote: »
    Most weekly shops are.

    :beer:
    Yours may be but ours are most certainly not as we shop more often as we want fresh fruit and veg a couple of times a week.:)
  • jaybeetoo
    jaybeetoo Posts: 1,346 Forumite
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    Iceweasel wrote: »
    It's also called "Thatcherism".

    No it isn’t
  • Iceweasel
    Iceweasel Posts: 4,825 Forumite
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    jaybeetoo wrote: »
    No it isn’t

    Explain why not.
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