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Fuel Supply to Rural Filling Stations

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Fuel Supply to Rural Filling Stations

 

UKPIA has published today a detailed briefing paper on the supply of fuel to rural filling stations.

Some of the main points of the paper are:

  • Fuel retailing in the UK is a very competitive business with pre-tax pump prices consistently amongst the cheapest in Europe
  • In rural areas filling stations tend to have low throughputs of fuel requiring higher margins to cover operating costs
  •  Recently filling station closures have been averaging 450 each year, particularly smaller sites, due to a number of factors including strong competition between fuel retailers and the increasing costs of compliance with environmental regulations
  • The pressures on rural filling stations mirror those of other rural services such as shops and post offices

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