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  Supermarkets cuts fuel prices following drop in wholesale cost of oil 3 May 2017 (News)
  The wholesale price of diesel finished the month 2.5p cheaper. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “April wasn’t a good month for fuel prices but motorists have every right to expect an early May petrol and diesel cut from retailers of 2p-a-litre at the very least.
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  Supermarket diesel prices drop again 27 Jul 2015 (News)
  Additionally diesel is currently cheaper than petrol at most supermarkets for the first time in several years.
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  Fuel costs 'forcing drivers off the road' 3 Jan 2008 (News)
  He said: "It is possible to keep fuel costs to a minimum by shopping around. ... On the day we checked, [local] prices for a litre of unleaded fuel varied from 99.9p to 113.9p - a staggering difference of 14p." Last year supermarket chain Tesco were found to be supplying contaminated petrol at forecourts in south-west England.
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  Fuel prices stabilise in July after months of rises 3 Aug 2016 (News)
  RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “July’s slight reduction in fuel prices is very welcome as it has ended four months of rising prices on the forecourt. We are hopeful that the early August supermarket cut will make a bigger difference to household budgets in the summer holiday period even though it came a more than a week later than it should have done.”  
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  Supermarkets cut fuel prices 13 Oct 2014 (News)
  Introduced on 14 October 2014, the cuts come as the cost of crude oil drops.
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  Supermarkets announce fuel price cuts 14 Mar 2017 (News)
  Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have announced a 2p-per-litre cut in the cost of fuel. The move, which could spark a price war between the supermarkets at the forecourts, will lower the cost of unleaded to 114.7p-per-litre and diesel to 116.4p-per-litre.  Asda currently has the lowest price for unleaded -  at 114.7p-per-litre - while Morrisons is offering the best diesel deal at 116.4p-per-litre.
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  Sainsbury's cuts fuel prices 22 Sep 2017 (News)
  RAC fuel spokesman, Simon Williams, said: "Motorists are now paying nearly 120p a litre for unleaded – the highest since March – while the average price at the big four supermarkets is 117p. This latest cut from the supermarkets should force forecourt reductions across the country, hopefully bringing prices down by 2p a litre everywhere."
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  Sainsbury’s cuts the price of fuel by one pence-per-litre 20 Oct 2015 (News)
  As a result there is a global surplus in petrol and diesel.  It's unclear if other supermarkets will follow Sainsbury’s decision to cut fuel prices, but   Avishai Moor, Sainsbury’s Head of Fuel, said: “This price drop, combined with one of our biggest ever points giveaways, provides our customers with excellent value.”  
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  Supermarkets go to war over fuel prices 29 Jun 2017 (News)
  Sainsbury's has cut petrol and diesel prices by 2p-per-litre, triggering a fresh fuel price war between Morrisons, Tesco and Asda.
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  Pump prices tipped to hit two year low 9 Oct 2013 (News)
  Unleaded reached a 12-month average retail low on 8 January at 131.93p whereas diesel’s low came on 13 May at 138.05p. Since May, however, prices of both fuels began to slowly rise again until they were reversed by the supermarkets' mid-September reductions. The RAC is confident fuel retailers will continue to pass on reductions in the wholesale price of petrol and diesel to further ease pressure at the pumps for motorists.
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  'No point' in shopping for cheaper petrol 6 Jan 2010 (News)
  AA president Edmund King said in response to the findings that not only price but claims of better quality were often unfounded. "There is often sniping at the quality of supermarket fuel compared to that from non-supermarket retailers, even though the fuel for both has to meet the same British Standard," he pointed out. Mr King added that there were so far no sound tests proving that there was a significant advantage in some brands but it is possible as vendors can put additives in the substance to improve performance.
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  Sainsbury’s cuts fuel prices to under £1 per litre 25 Feb 2015 (News)
  Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has launched a money saving deal that will allow motorists to fill up for less than £1 per litre.  The offer - which runs from 26 February until 4 March – will give shoppers 10p off a litre of fuel for every £30 spent in store or online.
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  Price drops make diesel cheaper than petrol 20 Jul 2015 (News)
  In June 2014 the average cost of diesel was 136.1 pence-per-litre. At that price the example Golf above would cost £1419 to fuel over a year. 
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  Fuel prices rise through September, but cuts are expected soon 3 Oct 2017 (News)
  Diesel increased by 1.34p - making both fuels the most expensive they've been since March 2017. Both petrol and diesel have gone up 2.5p a litre since the end of June. Filling up a 55-litre family car - like a Ford Focus - with petrol now costs £65.55, whereas in July the same tank of fuel would have cost £62.88.
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  Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's supermarkets cut the price of petrol 16 Apr 2013 (News)
  Today sees several supermarkets cut the price of petrol by 2p per litre. Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons introduced the cut for Tuesday morning and follows f alls in the wholesale price and more favourable exchange rates.
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  Fuel price round-up 12 Jun 2017 (News)
  The average price of fuel in London is currently 118.3p-per-litre, over 2p-per-litre more than the national average. However, supermarkets like Asda are offering costs as low as 113.7p-per-litre. See how much your fuel is costing you here .
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  Morrisons offering 6p per litre off fuel 21 Aug 2013 (News)
  Bank Holiday often means a long drive for a trip away. Supermarket Morrisions knows this well and is offering customers who spend £40 or more in store a discount of 6p of every litre of fuel at the pumps in its filling station forecourts. The ‘Bank Holiday Bonus’ offer runs between Saturday 17 August and Sunday 25 August.
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  Sainsbury’s drops fuel prices by 2p-per-litre 29 Jul 2014 (News)
  Other chains have followed suit with special offers and will almost certainly follow up with an overall fuel price drop too. Tesco has cut 20p off a litre of fuel, when you spend £50 in store over the course of a month with a registered Clubcard. Fuel prices at Asda remain unchanged; although the supermarket points out that they are the only retailer to offer a national price cap on fuel, negating regional price variations.
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  Sainsbury’s cuts fuel costs by 3p per litre 29 Oct 2013 (News)
  We know that fuel is a big part of the weekly budget for many households so we hope this cut will be welcomed by drivers across Britain." These are the latest fuel price cuts in a series of reductions by major supermarkets including Asda and Tesco.
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  Sainsbury’s offers 10p a litre saving with new fuel promotion 24 Jul 2013 (News)
  Customers who spend £60 or more will get a coupon entitling them to 10p off per litre of fuel at any of the supermarket's 280 forecourts.