Labour is under pressure to speed up PumpWatch scheme to help compare fuel prices & stop motorists being ripped off

LABOUR is under pressure to speed up a long-promised PumpWatch scheme – as a watchdog warned greedy fuel retailers are still ripping off drivers.

Petrol and diesel profit margins are “stuck” at sky-high levels despite falling wholesale prices, according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Petrol and diesel now cost 139.6p and 146.8p a litre, after rising by more than 7p since October.

And retailers are still making more than double the profit they did before 2019 ...