Motorists have been handed an early Christmas present by supermarkets who have cut their fuel prices.
Asda as well as Tesco both revealed that from Wednesday petrol as well as diesel costs on their forecourts would be reduced.
The supermarket giants will slash 2p a litre from petrol as well as 1p off their diesel for the joyful period.
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At Asda clients will pay no more than 126.7p a litre for petrol as well as 134.7p for diesel, although there is no confirmation as to exactly how long the cost decrease will last.
Asda petrol trading director Andy Peake said: “With Christmas just around the corner, as well as finances tighter than ever, we’re delighted we can do our bit to make our customers’ hard-earned money go a bit further.”
For most petrol drivers it will save them an typical 80p per fill up, while those driving diesel cars and trucks will save an typical of 40p – sufficient for an additional mince pie or two.
The move has been made possible by the truth the wholesale value of fuel has hit its lowest rate since early November.
Pete Williams, head of outside affairs at the RAC, was hopeful other retailers would pass on a similar saving.
He added: “Cheaper fuel is something motorists will commonly welcome as well as comes ahead of both last-minute Christmas buying this weekend, as well as the rush on the roads next week.”
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The pump cost autumn is more great news for drivers in December after Chancellor George Osborne’s statement in his autumn Statement.
He stated because of additional cost savings discovered somewhere else fuel duty would be frozen up until 2015 with a organized increase in 2014 scrapped.
