A mum has been left overwhelmed by kindness after a stranger paid for the last of her shopping in a supermarket in Stockport.
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Petrol prices have continued to rise across the country, with the £2 per litre mark for unleaded already being breached in some parts of the UK.
The price rises are being driven by the continued war in Ukraine and subsequent sanctions on Russia, as well as Covid restrictions being lifted in China which has increased demand for diesel and petrol worldwide.
RAC spokesperson Simon Williams has said about the continuing trend of rising fuel costs: "More radical government intervention is urgently needed, whether that's in the form of a further reduction in fuel duty or a VAT cut."
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Mr Williams added: "Sadly, we expect to see the average price of petrol break through the 180p mark this week with diesel moving further towards 190p."
While the cost of petrol can vary from location to location, supermarket retailers of fuel tend to be cheaper than their competitors by an average of 3-5p per litre. As supermarket petrol stations are more likely to be found in urban locations they have greater local competition for prices, which encourages lower prices.
Rural locations of petrol retailers will often be the only sellers for several miles, and so can ‘get away with’ charging slightly more for their product as they know customers in the vicinity don’t have an easy alternative they can go to.
As Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys and Morrisons are more likely to operate near large urban populations, chances are there will be another petrol retailer (or supermarket retailer) within the vicinity so they need to remain competitive on prices to stop customers from plumping for their rival over them. For example, retailers competing with others in
A mum has been left overwhelmed by kindness after a stranger paid for the last of her shopping in a supermarket in Stockport.
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