Asda slashes petrol prices to below £1 per litre (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Asda slashes petrol prices to below £1 per litre
10:55am Thursday 9th July 2009 in
A PETROL price war could be on the horizon after Asda slashed forecourt prices to 99.9 pence per litre.
Both unleaded and diesel were taken down across Asda petrol stations, including at Canford Heath, bringing them well below the UK average of 103.8p for unleaded and 105.1p for diesel.
David Miles, Asda commercial director said: “There is no justification for any major retailer selling fuel above £1 per litre.”
Other retailers are now expected to follow suit.
Comments(10)
poolebabe
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2:31pm Thu 9 Jul 09
BrianBrain
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3:22pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Such a great shame it takes a supermarket to take a smaller profit when approx £0.76 in the £1.00 of the cost goes to the goverment in taxes. Obviously to cover the latest round of Gilt edged final salary pensions they have to keep funding.
miketheplumb
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3:58pm Thu 9 Jul 09
TESCO 0
cooperman
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4:40pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Grumpy Griff
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4:41pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Let's hope the rest of the rip off merchants take note and reduce their prices also!
oscar99
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4:47pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Chris...
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5:20pm Thu 9 Jul 09
cooperman wrote:Conned is an under statement Cooperman. With the government taking around 75%, yet the retailer is the one reducing the prices. It is high time these G8 or G20 leaders stood up and agreed on prices across the board. Then on the other hand would that ensure Gordon Brown would cut prices.
dont you just get the impression that we're being conned on petrol prices ????
Well done ASDA, come on Sainsburys and Tescos
Lord Spring
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11:50pm Thu 9 Jul 09
blogit2
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10:02am Fri 10 Jul 09
let hope for more cuts
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