Motorists are being advised to shop around for fuel before filling up this weekend as the soaring cost of car ownership heaps fresh pain on squeezed household finances.
With experts predicting that fuel price records set nearly a decade ago will be eclipsed in the coming days, the AA said supermarket forecourts could offer big savings.
Luke Bosdet, the AA’s fuel price spokesperson, said shopping around was the best short-term tactic for consumers, with supermarket fuel up to 5p a litre cheaper for petrol, while the saving on diesel was up to 6p.
The motoring group, which also monitors local price differences, said it had found that in towns with competing supermarkets the pump price could be 3p a litre cheaper than in a neighbouring town with
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