Supermarkets Asda and Tesco have provided some autumn cheer for motorists by reducing their fuel prices.
First, Asda announced that from today it would be knocking 2p a litre off the price of its petrol and 1p a litre off diesel.
Then Tesco said it would be reducing its petrol “by up to 2p per litre” and cutting its diesel by 1p a litre also from today.
Asda said its reductions would mean no one will pay more than 131.7p a litre for its petrol, with diesel coming down to 137.7p a litre.
The cuts were welcomed by the RAC and the AA.
Pete Williams, the RAC’s head of external affairs, said: “This is exactly the action we wanted to see as a result of the drop in wholesale prices that has taken place over the past couple of weeks.
“We are now looking for other retailers to follow suit so that motorists benefit wherever they buy their fuel and we expect this to happen over the next few days.”
