MOTORISTS around Suffolk have some good news today with petrol prices coming down from their all-time high earlier this year.Over the past week, several petrol stations have advertised a much lower price for fuel, taking the price down by as much as 6p per litre.
MOTORISTS around Suffolk have some good news today with petrol prices coming down from their all-time high earlier this year.
Over the past week, several petrol stations have advertised a much lower price for fuel, taking the price down by as much as 6p per litre.
Tesco at Copdock interchange has lowered its price for unleaded and diesel twice in the past two weeks, from more than 95p to 89.9p per litre.
Shell, near the Orwell Bridge, Ipswich, has lowered its price for unleaded petrol to 89.9p per litre to 92.9p.
The RAC said the world price of oil has been lowered due to a slight stability in the Middle East conflicts at present.
Director of RAC Foundation, Edmund King said: “The cutting of fuel prices mainly around supermarkets has been noted. The certainty in the Middle East has been significant in reducing the price of crude oil. This along with the supermarkets attempting to lure more customers explains the lower petrol price.”
After creeping up from 88p to 90p at the beginning of 2006 to a costly 99.9p in July, the original expectations for fuel prices were that they would increase by the end of the year rather than decrease.
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Petrol stations around Suffolk Diesel per litre Unleaded petrol per litre
BP Express Shopping, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich 96.8 93.6
Haynings service station, Dock road, Felixstowe 98.9 96.9
Felixstowe Docks service Station, Anzani Avenue 95.9 91.9
Lady Lane Garage, Hadleigh 96.9 92.9
Lamberts service station, Bacton 95.9 99.9
Meredith Road service station, Norwich Road, Ipswich 99.9 92.9
Shell, near Orwell Bridge 94.9 89.9
Tesco filling station, Copdock Interchange, Ipswich 92.9 89.9
Abbey Road service station, Carr Avenue, Leiston 99.9 98.9
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