competition between companies. the competition and markets authority says it means those customers have paid around £900 million in additional costs. the government is now promising a change in the law to increase competition. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. filling up at the pump. we buy almost half of the appeal of the supermarkets because it is normally the cheapest but according to the regulator it may not be as cheap as it should be. i regulator it may not be as cheap as it should be- regulator it may not be as cheap as it should loo- it should be. i think it is disgusting it should be. i think it is disgusting and - it should be. i think it is disgusting and they - it should be. i think it is i disgusting and they should it should be. i think it is - disgusting and they should be supporting us and not trying to make it worse. . , ., , ., ., it worse. prices have come down a little but compared it worse. prices have come down a little but compared to it
a little bit but comparedl to what it used to be like, | ijust put in whatever i can but i don t normally fill the car right up because it costs - too much money. the watchdog has found that the gap has increased between what retailers pay for petrol and diesel, and what they sell it for. we ve seen that competition between retailers of petrol and diesel is not as effective as it could be. we ve seen retail margins increase over the last few years and that means motorists are paying more at the pump than they would be if competition was working really well. the war in ukraine led to a big jump in prices at the pump last year. they have come down a bit since then but look at the grey line below, that s the wholesale price that retailers pay. as their costs went up, it was passed on to us but when they came down, the prices were not as quick to follow. the gap widened and this year it s been even higher for diesel. in all the time the rac has been monitoring fuel prices, we ve never ever
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