Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHundreds of UK petrol stations are failing to update live fuel prices, undermining a government initiative designed to help motorists save money. An investigation by the Press Association revealed approximately 570 sites have provided no petrol price information, while among those that submitted data, 1,751 had not updated prices for over a week, with 96 of these going at least a month without providing fresh information. All UK forecourts have been legally required to report price changes to the 'Fuel Finder' database within half an hour since 2 February. Simon Williams of the RAC said it is “not plausible that so many haven’t changed prices in a week, let alone a month”, adding that “most retailers receive new fuel supply at least once a week”.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has the power to take enforcement action against non-compliant retailers, with a three-month grace period for enforcement having ended on 1 May. In fullHundreds of UK petrol stations not reporting mandatory live price changes to ‘cheap fuel finder’ systemMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Petrol stations flouting legal obligations to update live fuel prices
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHundreds of UK petrol stations are failing to update live fuel prices, undermining a government initiative designed to help motorists save money. An investigation by the Press Association revealed approximately 570 sites have provided no petrol price information, while among those that submitted data, 1,751 had not updated prices for over a week, with 96 of these going at least a month without providing fresh information. All UK forecourts have been legally required to report price changes to the 'Fuel Finder' database within half an hour since 2 February. Simon Williams of the RAC said it is “not plausible that so many haven’t changed prices in a week, let alone a month”, adding that “most retailers receive new fuel supply at least once a week”.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has the power to take enforcement action against non-compliant retailers, with a three-month grace period for enforcement having ended on 1 May. In fullHundreds of UK petrol stations not reporting mandatory live price changes to ‘cheap fuel finder’ systemMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
