MP calls for a fairer deal at the pumps

AN INVESTIGATION is being demanded by a Bolton MP into why falling oil prices have not been passed on to drivers.

Bolton North East MP David Crausby has written to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to question why petrol prices are still high despite the falling cost of oil.

He is asking the OFT to initiate an investigation into oil companies for what he called ‘anti-competitive behaviour’.

The price of oil dropped 28 per cent between April and June but the average cost of petrol at the pumps only fell by five per cent the MP claimed.

Mr Crausby said: “The high cost of fuel is hurting local businesses and families.”

Comments(4)

Westhoughtonlad says...
5:45pm Sun 12 Aug 12

Oil is priced in US Dollars and the Pound has depreciated against the dollar notable over the past few months, meaning a lot of the reduction can't be passed on to drivers.

Article Chase says...
6:27pm Sun 12 Aug 12

LOL he can ask all he wants, the simple answer is that capitalism is screwing us over big time. The only answer is to beat these people who fix prices at their own game and stop purchasing fuel. Get on a bike to work for a week, stop making deliveries, block the ports like the French do and maybe they will get the message that people are not a push over.

Yes I know I can snipe and remark in comments to my hearts content and my words will matter not... I might even get a reply by someone who cannot do one week without their car, cannot possibly not deliver a parcel, stop using public transport - maybe it could be that the smell of petrol is that addictive that people could not possibly keep away from a petrol pump for a week in protest.

OOPS now I just made myself a terrorist with my Occupy Wall Street type philosophy - oh well, it is a good job nobody is listening anyway.

*crawls back under his rock*

Lancashire always says...
6:37pm Sun 12 Aug 12

Yawn ... same c8&% about fuel different day. Are we honestly expected to believe the government are the slightest bit interested in reducing the cash cow that is fuel prices ????

JustBecause says...
8:07pm Sun 12 Aug 12

Another MP with nowt else to do.....

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