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Labour is under pressure to speed up PumpWatch scheme to help compare fuel prices & stop motorists being ripped off

Published on March 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM

Labour is under pressure to speed up PumpWatch scheme to help compare fuel prices & stop motorists being ripped off

LABOUR is under pressure to speed up a long-promised PumpWatch scheme – as a watchdog warned greedy fuel retailers are still ripping off drivers.

Petrol and diesel profit margins are “stuck”; at sky-high levels despite falling wholesale prices, according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Petrol and diesel now cost 139.6p and 146.8p a litre, after rising by more than 7p since October.

And retailers are still making more than double the profit they did before 2019 – with the CMA says competition remains weak.

In a 2023 probe, the regulator found drivers were overcharged by £1.6billion in just one year.

PM Sir Keir Starmer last week told Flying Eze he wanted the fuel duty freeze to be “reflected in the pockets of working people”;.

But the Government’s Fuel Finder tool is not due to launch until the end of the year.

The scheme – first called PumpWatch – will let drivers compare live fuel prices using phone apps, sat navs and websites.

Downing Street yesterday said the Government was “working at pace”; to implement it.

CMA markets chief Dan Turnbull said: “The fuel finder scheme set to launch this year should be a game changer for drivers, allowing them to find the cheapest fuel prices while boosting competition between fuel retailers.”;

AA fuel expert Luke Bosdet said: “Fuel retailers continue to drag their feet on passing on savings.”;

A man's hand holding a green gas pump nozzle inserting fuel into a car.
Labour is under pressure to speed up a long-promised PumpWatch scheme
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