Asda boss rejects profiteering claims as petrol price tops 150p
Motorists are facing higher fuel prices ahead of Easter break due to the conflict in the Middle East, the RAC says.
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"The government is getting a lot of money off the back of this, and before they start accusing people of profiteering, just in my book, there's no credibility in any of it."
— Allan Leighton , Executive
"Supply across the UK is flowing normally and there is no need for any change in usual buying habits."
— Gordon Balmer , Executive
"With the long-awaited four-day Easter weekend almost within touching distance, the cost of getting away by car is going to be noticeably higher this year."
— Simon Williams , Executive
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Motorists are facing higher fuel prices ahead of Easter break due to the conflict in the Middle East, the RAC says.
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