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Aug 2022
Are petrol prices being pumped up for Ripon motorists?
Ripon motorists are paying up to 11.2 pence more per litre for unleaded petrol than their Harrogate counterparts, while those driving diesel cars, vans and lorries are paying on average 8 pence a litre more at the pump.
This morning, at the Morrisons Esso station on Harrogate Road a litre of unleaded was being sold at 179.9 pence.
But 12 miles away in Harrogate, Asda's price for a litre of unleaded had reduced to 168.7 pence.
It means a motorist adding 40 litres of unleaded fuel to their vehicle would pay an extra £4.48.
On Saturday the Morrisons petrol station in Harrogate was selling the cheapest unleaded in town at 170.4 pence per litre, but by contrast, the petrol station at its Ripon store site was charging 178.9.
Morrisons' Esso petrol station on Harrogate Road, Ripon, where a litre of unleaded was 11.2 pence more than Asda and 9.5 pence more than at its Harrogate store.
Ripon resident Stewart Readman, who contacted the Stray Ferret to point out the difference in prices, said:
When asked how it justifies the price difference between its petrol stations in Harrogate and Ripon, a spokesman for supermarket giant Morrisons, said:
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