Big variations in fuel costs across Dorset (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Big variations in fuel costs across Dorset
8:00am Wednesday 8th September 2010 in
FILLING the average car at petrol stations across the Daily Echo’s readership area can differ by as much as £4.50.
Generally, unleaded and diesel prices are costlier in rural Dorset, compared with urban areas like Poole and Bournemouth – but there are exceptions.
The Esso garage on the A31, near Charris Camping and Caravan Park, at Corfe Mullen, is selling unleaded at 110.9p a litre.
This is nine pence less than at the rural independent Gulf petrol station at East Knighton, where a driver filling up the average 50-litre fuel tank would be £4.50 worse off.
Meanwhile, unleaded at Wool’s Texaco garages is 118.9p and diesel is 120.9p, while unleaded at Poole’s Fleets Corner Tesco garage is 111.9p and 114.9p for diesel.
Luke Bosdet, from the AA, said: “I think the big question about cost can be answered by whether or not you have an Asda in your neighbourhood, as this is the supermarket that has clearly nailed its colours to the mast of cheap prices.
“If you have an Asda, other retailers will bring their prices down to try and compete.”
Poole’s Asda at Canford Heath is selling unleaded for 110.9p and diesel at 113.9p.
Mr Bosdet said: “We have seen some independent garages being quite aggressive on pricing, but they are relatively few and far between.”
But the AA says the Bournemouth area hasn’t figured predominantly in the south and south west, when it comes to high fuel costs.
“The big rip off areas in the south seem to be the M4 in and around Reading, the Blackwater Valley, then the Kent ports and the area around Gatwick Airport,” says Mr Bosdet.
He added: “Petrol sales have fallen at rural stations according to latest figures. We are worried about rural stations.
“The less people go to these stations, the fewer opportunities they have to sell other stuff, like groceries, which is their main source of income.
“Businesses that have been up and running for years could go to the wall and drivers will have to travel further to get their fuel, which is a waste of fuel and increases carbon emissions.”
Comments(15)
Lord Spring
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8:40am Wed 8 Sep 10
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St Albans area Herts is always cheaper just yards off the J21A M25 at Chiswell Green, if you are passing by !!
Even then its is not a cheap price to pay for petrol ,
And does not the regulator (previous Tory Goverment innovation) kick in next month,putting it up again.
boardstiff
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9:15am Wed 8 Sep 10
I recall that in an interview a couple of years ago, the chairman of BP was asked that question and in his arrogance simply denied it to be the case.
Routers
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9:23am Wed 8 Sep 10
ski
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9:47am Wed 8 Sep 10
oy@Bmth
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11:33am Wed 8 Sep 10
MJD
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1:39pm Wed 8 Sep 10
ski wrote:Easy see the first post. Fleetsbridge Tescos has that to compete with. You don't get that at Ferndown.
There is a 4p per litre difference between Tesco Fleetbridge and Tesco Ferndown,why?
WOC
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3:55pm Wed 8 Sep 10
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Xchurch-man
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4:20pm Wed 8 Sep 10
Avoid this at all costs their prices are sky high, worse than BP. A total rip off, and non of the staff seem to speak English very well.
twobigdogs
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7:37pm Wed 8 Sep 10
Xchurch-man wrote:And your point is?
The worst in the area has to be the Texaco on Fairmile Rd. Avoid this at all costs their prices are sky high, worse than BP. A total rip off, and non of the staff seem to speak English very well.
rook
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11:26pm Wed 8 Sep 10
traindriver3ss
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8:56pm Thu 9 Sep 10
yankee
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11:08pm Thu 9 Sep 10
It's tax that makes the difference, not oil company profits or the price of a barrel of oil.
soapboxdave
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8:07pm Sat 11 Sep 10
Xchurch-man wrote:What difference does it make to petrol prices if the staff dont speak good english, there really was no need to add that part to your comment was there.
The worst in the area has to be the Texaco on Fairmile Rd.
Avoid this at all costs their prices are sky high, worse than BP. A total rip off, and non of the staff seem to speak English very well.
When I go to a petrol station I go for fuel not a conversation.
IMHO Xch
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11:23am Sun 12 Sep 10
So what! Isn't that the case with all consumer products?
Another non-story.
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MJD says...
8:08am Wed 8 Sep 10
Waterloo Road, Broadstone, Poole, BH17 7JX
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