AdvertisementGreedy garage bosses were charging almost £3 for a litre of petrol yesterday amid warnings that the fuel crisis is worsening in London and the South East. Figures compiled by the FairFuelUK campaign group indicated that the average national price of a litre of petrol now stands at 141.9p, which is up from 136.5p. ‘Hardworking people are simply being fleeced.’Greedy garage bosses were charging almost £3 for a litre of petrol yesterday amid warnings that the fuel crisis is worsening in London and the South East. At a Co-op filling station in Swanley, Kent, soldiers were yesterday given lessons by staff on filling the fuel station reservoir from a tanker. The Government announced on Friday that 300 fuel drivers would be able to come to Britain from abroad ‘immediately’ as part of a bespoke visa programme that will last until March.

Source: Daily Mail October 02, 2021 21:22 UTC