Diesel costs £1.04 litre, we are still being robbed.
Diesel car drivers are being overcharged by £9 a tank every time they fill up, the RAC has today warned.
The motoring group explained how diesel remains at least 16p more expensive than it should be, despite falling wholesale costs.
Diesel was 6p a litre cheaper than petrol on the wholesale market at the end of last month.
But the price for a litre of diesel at the pumps cost drivers an average of 159.43p, while petrol was unchanged at 146.5p.
A litre of wholesale diesel cost 104.88p on April 28, down 9p in the month, and unleaded was 111.25p, down 6p.
The RAC believes drivers should really be paying around 143p “at the very most” for a litre of diesel, which would save drivers a staggering £9 a tank.
The driving organisation notes how prices are lower in Northern Ireland, where diesel averages 147.47p.
Tony