A horror crash on a Scots road has left one person dead and another in hospital after two cars careered into the River Dee on Monday morning. Emergency services are currently at the scene on the A93 at Aboyne.
02.12.2022 - 19:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Drivers in Scotland can enjoy a collective sigh of relief as fuel prices are falling since their all-time peaks months ago.
Petrol prices have dropped 30p below July's record high. What's more, Scotland was the third cheapest region in the UK for both petrol and diesel, according to recent AA data from November 30.
For even more savings, the insurance company says motorists are finding the best deals at independent forecourts as supermarkets "struggle to catch up" on lower prices.
Right now, petrol car owners in the UK are enjoying a saving of around £17.40 for a tank as opposed to what they were paying in the summer.
However, the same can't be said for diesel drivers. Their rates dropped by just 15.20p since July from 199.07p a litre to 183.87p.
Meanwhile, a petrol driver will pay on average 159.88p as of November 30, compared to July's record of 191.53p a litre.
Some competitive independents in the UK are even selling petrol as low as 149.9p a litre, according to the firm's data.
"The agility of competitive independent forecourts in reflecting plummeting wholesale costs and stealing a march on the supermarkets has been the story of UK pump prices since the summer," says Luke Bosdet, the AA's spokesman on fuel prices.
He continued: "Eventually, the superstores will start to catch up but the days of them calling the shots on lower pump prices have largely gone.
"However, the big problem remains locating the cheaper fuel stations if they are not local to drivers.
"The value of Northern Ireland's Fuel Price Checker in providing that transparency is underlined by the 6.5p difference in the average price of diesel there (178.26p on Monday) compared to the UK average (184.79p on the same day)."
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A horror crash on a Scots road has left one person dead and another in hospital after two cars careered into the River Dee on Monday morning. Emergency services are currently at the scene on the A93 at Aboyne.
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