An Angus councillor has hit out at the county’s fuel-price postcode lottery.
Arbroath councillor Donald Morrison has called on supermarkets to introduce level pricing after seeing that the cost of filling up depends on which forecourt you visit.
He is unhappy that fuel can be more expensive in different areas around Tayside even when sold by the same supermarket.
He said Arbroath motorists often pay more for their fuel than people in other parts of Angus and that people in the county in general appear to pay more when compared to prices on forecourts further north in some areas of the Highlands.
He said: “It certainly pays to shop around if you can.”
Motorists in some parts of the county are forking out up to 2p to 3p more per litre on fuel than those in neighbouring towns and cities.
Mr Morrison said: “It’s not just towns in Angus where there is disparity. I was passing through Nairn recently and the fuel was cheaper than it is here.
“How is it more expensive in Angus than similar urban areas of the Highlands?”
He added: “There should be a level playing field for everyone and that should be regardless of where people live.”
The fuel-price lottery compares unfavourably to supermarket policy on food prices, where prices are uniform.
Supermarkets say they price locally so they can react to other filling stations’ movements and stay competitive.
However, the Consumer Council has also called for level pricing.
Policy director Aodhan O’Donnell said: “Any reduction will come as a relief to motorists who have endured record-high levels for petrol and diesel.”