A petrol station has explained the profit they receive from a sale after a customer moaned to the cashier: “I was going to put fuel in but not at that price.” The rising fuel prices has seen petrol prices soar since late February by an average of 24p a litre (to 182.31p) and diesel by 30p (to 188.05p).
It now costs an average family car £100.27 to fill up a tank of petrol and £103.43 for diesel, as demand for non-Russian crude oil is increasing with the war in Ukraine and the pound struggling against the dollar.
The Brian Llewelyn A’i Ferched petrol station at Eglwyswrw, Wales, shared an exchange on Facebook after a customer was left aghast at the recent surge. “Tonight we had one customer turn up after we had put the pole signs off, as we were closing,” the post read.“This person pulled up to the pump, saw it was 193.9p per litre.
They came into the shop and said, ‘I was going to put fuel in but not at that price.’“I said, ‘I’m sorry, but it’s not my fault’.
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