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Drivers now saving £10.30 a tank on average as petrol prices FINALLY fall
DRIVERS are now saving £10.30 a tank on average as petrol prices FINALLY fall.
But greedy firms should drop them by at least another 15p to give a fair deal to hard-up motorists, the AA said today.
Meanwhile, thousands of drivers are being forced into debt or forced to borrow cash from friends and family as they face huge squeezes on their income, they warn.
Petrol has fallen by around 19p per litre in the last month after a record high in July of 191p per litre.
But the average price should drop to around 160p if savings are properly passed on, according to the latest AA Fuel Price report.
And millions of Brits face an unfair postcode lottery as prices wildly differ across the country and even within regions.
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Of the big supermarkets and pumps, only Asda is below 170p-per-litre, and is passing on the biggest price drops.
The drop so far is nowhere near the record fall in 2008/9 which saw a £18.60 saving for Brits filling up their cars – a fall of 34p-a-litre.
Van drivers have seen the cost of filling up fall by around 12.5p a litre – around £12.26 a tank.
There are hopes that as the US motoring season comes to an end, retailers will face extra pressure to cut costs again.
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Luke Bosdet, the AA’s fuel price spokesman said: “This is a glass half full and half empty situation for UK drivers.
“Fuel is still 37.6p a litre more expensive than a year ago (135.29p).
“In previous pump price crashes, drivers could reckon on the supermarkets racing to pass on the savings, trying to steal a march on their rivals.
“Now it’s hit and miss whether you live and drive in an area where at least one fuel retailer is prepared to bring down prices as fast as the fall in wholesale costs.”
Fairfuel Founder Howard Cox said prices should be up to 20p per litre cheaper in some places – calling on ministers to slash fuel duty again to help.
Hitting out at the profiteering firms, he blasted: “Pump profits are now at their highest, billions of extra VAT are flowing into Number 11 and the Competition and Markets Authority isn’t protecting consumers.
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“Yet again, we are seeing an inept political administration clueless as to how to solve the cost-of-living crisis.
“Cut fuel duty by 25p and create PumpWatch to finally secure honest and transparent pricing at the pumps.”
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Uber starts showing more US drivers how much they will earn on potential trips
Uber has launched a couple of features designed to improve the experience of and increase transparency for drivers. A few months ago, the ride-hailing giant started piloting a feature called “Upfront Fares” in a handful of cities. Now it’s expanding its availability and rolling it out to most of the US over the coming months. When they get access to the features, drivers will see how much they’ll earn and where they’re going for a trip on the request screen before they accept the booking.
According to the Help page explaining how Upfront Fares work, Uber calculates the amount it shows using several factors, “including base fares, estimated trip length and duration, pickup distance and surge pricing.” Uber will also show drivers the cross streets closest to the pick up and drop-off points to help them make a decision. In addition, Uber will also expand the availability of “Trip Radar,” a feature that shows drivers a list of possible trips nearby, along with Upfront Fares. They’ll still get individual trip requests, but now they can pick another booking that might suit them better.
Uber is positioning these new features as a way to support its drivers, but as Axios notes, the impact they may have on customers remains unclear. They could end up being misused and lead to the increase of rider and trip discrimination if drivers look at them as tools to avoid specific neighborhoods. That said, the features could also prevent canceled trips, because they allow drivers to make a conscious decision when accepting trips.
The company has also launched a new Uber Pro debit card that will enable drivers to earn cashbacks for getting gas at select stations. Back in March, Uber added a fuel surcharge to rides and deliveries, as well, to help drivers keep up with skyrocketing gas prices.