Brits unknowingly 'ripped off' at petrol pumps as drivers shell out £1.6bn to retailers

Drivers are being 'ripped off' at the pumps (Image: Getty) Drivers are being "ripped off" everyday at the pumps with increases in fuel margins costing motorists more than £1.6billion last year. Retailers' fuel margins - the difference between what they pay for fuel and the price they sell it at - are "still significantly above historic levels", according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

The competition watchdog said Britain's fuel market is still "failing consumers" a year on from its first report, which laid bare major issues in the sector. Increases in fuel margins cost drivers more than £1.6bn in 2023, with supermarkets' fuel margins now roughly double what they were in 2019, according to the CMA.

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