RHA: 2ppl cut should help EVERYONE
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
2:47 PM
2ppl cut should help EVERYONE says RHA
The Road Haulage Association has welcomed today’s news that the supermarket giants have lowered the price of fuel by two pence per litre.
“This is good news for the motorist”, said Geoff Dunning. “However, by their very nature, heavy goods vehicles are unable to take advantage of these cuts, quite simply because they are not allowed onto supermarket forecourts.
“The exchange rate should not be used as an excuse for high pump prices when the price of oil has dropped by 12% in the last month.
“It is imperative that we see a 5ppl cut in the price of fuel. When the price rises we have no choice but to bite the bullet and pay up. Equally, when the price comes down, we expect to see that reflected at the pump too”.
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