AA tells driver to buy fuel ‘sooner rather than later’
July 12th, 2024
Drivers are being told to buy fuel as a 10-week run of falling prices has ended, dashing hopes of a return to pre-pandemic levels.
The British Motoring Association AA has said the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts fell from 150.1p on April 24th to 144.5p at the end of last week but has stabilised since then.
The average price of a litre of diesel dropped from 158.3p on April 24th to 149.6p, but the decline stopped on Thursday last week.
AA fuel price spokesman Luke Bosdet said: “The question is whether, after a significant fall in the UK’s average petrol price in June, the price will repeat last year’s sharp rise going further into the summer.
“It would be a blow for the impending summer getaway if the cost of road travel took off again.
“For now, filling up sooner rather than later will take advantage of current lower prices.”