Cheaper fuel for Scots drivers 28 | 06 | 2011

SCOTTISH DRIVERS are set to benefit from another forecourt fuel price war after Asda confirmed it plans to cut another 2p a litre off the cost of its petrol and diesel. That will bring the supermarket giant's fuel down to 128.7p a litre for petrol and no more than 132.7p a litre for diesel.

The latest move comes just days after Asda and a number of other supermarkets cut 3p a litre from their pump prices following a fall in the international price of oil.

Sainsbury's is the latest to jump on he furl bandwagon by offering its customers 10p off every litre of fuel when they spend £60 or more in-store in a promotion that will run from tomorrow until Sunday.

"Customers shouldn't have to buy into gimmicks and promotions to benefit from cheaper petrol," Andy Peake, Asda's petrol director, said. "No-one should have to pay a premium on food to lower the cost of fuel.

"Once again, Asda is leading the way in saving drivers money and, in only 72 hours, we've taken up to 5p a litre off the cost of filling up."

Sainsbury's group commercial director Mike Coupe said the cut-price forecourt deal would "help alleviate some of the pressure and help reduce the weekly fuel bill" for its customers.

The latest round of cuts was announced as the price of Brent crude — the benchmark North Sea oil price index — fell to $106 a barrel, its lowest price since January.

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Mark Stephens