Asda Asks Rivals to Cut Fuel Prices, Too

SUPERMARKET chain Asda cut fuel prices, starting this morning.

It dropped the price of a litre of unleaded by a penny to 105.9p and of diesel by 2p to 116.9p at its 170-plus petrol stations across the UK.

Trading Director Darren Blackhurst said: “We review our fuel prices daily and are committed to passing back the benefits of lower cost prices to all our customers.

“We urge our rivals not to take advantage of drivers who don’t live close to an Asda petrol station and to pass on cost benefits fairly to all their customers.”

Asda has cut 11p off unleaded and 15p off diesel in the last three months, it said.

AA spokesman Luke Bosdet said: “Although very welcome in bringing the cost of a tank of petrol down by 50p, many non-Asda towns will still be charging 3p a litre more next week.”

Latest UK average prices were 109.89 for a litre of unleaded and 121.54 for diesel.

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