Wyre Forest MP 'very unhappy' at petrol prices

8:00am Sunday 5th August 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By William Tomaney

WYRE Forest’s MP says he is still “very unhappy” at petrol prices in the district after meeting Tesco bosses.

Mark Garnier met with Emma Reynolds, a representative from the supermarket giant, to discuss petrol price anomalies - stepping up the local fuel fairness campaign.

Those irregularities mean Tesco in Kidderminster is charging 4p per litre more than its Cradley Heath branch just 13 miles away.

Mr Garnier said: “In all fairness to Tesco, they are the only petrol retailer that has agreed to meet to discuss the local price discrepancy.

“Mrs Reynolds, however, was unable to come up with a solution that can be made without changing the company’s national pricing policy. She has agreed to meet with her superiors to discuss what can be done.

“I would urge local residents, unhappy with this situation, to continue to vote with their feet and buy from cheaper retailers, especially Callow Oils at Chaddesley Corbett, who still offer the most competitive price locally.

“Consumer power is the most effective pressure.”

The Office of Fair Trading recently announced it did not consider it appropriate to launch a market study into this anomaly and continues to believe price transparency is the best solution.

Mrs Reynolds argued Tesco has a pricing policy that is one of the most competitive within a three mile radius and the supermarket offered car points and incentives which could result in up to 50p being saved on each litre.

Comments(13)

kidderlord says...
8:33am Sun 5 Aug 12

This man gets more stupid as each day goes by. He says go to Callow End to buy your fuel. How many miles does he think it is from Kidderminster to there?
By the time you have driven there, filled up with petrol, which then means you do less MPG due to the extra weight of the fuel, you have probably spent more than you have at Tesco in the first place. And just a reminder if he is unhappy..... the governemnt can step in and reduce fuel duty, the governemnt of which he is sadly a mem,ber. Find something more constructive to campaign about like childrens paly areas and water pools being closed, and other local issues.

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kidderlord says...
8:34am Sun 5 Aug 12

Callow fuels sorry not Callow End!

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Graphical says...
9:38am Sun 5 Aug 12

I think the government have held off on duty increase and the fuel companies just see it as an opportunity to squeeze a bit more out of us....BP are the worst! Boycott them and they will have to reduce the price. Time to get our own back.

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stour67 says...
9:29am Mon 6 Aug 12

Err it's called market force's ,and if he is so bothered about fuel price's get the government to drop the duty,as they put it more by increasing VAT by 5% since they have been in power + more.

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Poppasmurf says...
9:58am Mon 6 Aug 12

First we have the Tory Government delaying two increases in petrol duty, and now we have our local MP bleating on about high petrol prices in the Wyre Forest. Maybe it IS beginning to dawn on the idiots who run this country that people are fed up with continual high prices for petrol and diesel, and that the consequences for them at the next general election could indeed be catastrophic.

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racerroy says...
2:38pm Mon 6 Aug 12

There was a mention of fuel being kept at an high similar to the interest banks have been charging being kept 'LOW' !!! does anyone know if there is any mileage in this and if there is why is Mark G. not chasing after that 'QUANGO' rather than trying to appease the local electorate that put him where he is piddling around with Tesco who probably don't give a dam and are only out to increase their profits with not a care in the world.
Unfortunately the Gov hold the position of creaming all they can from Drivers as in a modern world we need to drive and boy do they know it, no doubt Mark G. is working hard, I would for his Salary & perks.
Talking to Tesco's, don't make me laugh Mark, do something that will make me proud you are our MP.

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neilhar says...
7:01pm Mon 6 Aug 12

Market forces My ar@e.

t is about extorting as much as they possibly can from us wherever they can. This is all companies.

In the 80's I remember new national pricing policies coming into force. Being that a packet of bacon costs what a packet of bacon costs. Similarly with fuel. How then, are these companies getting away with charging different prices for the same thing. London was the only exception for price differences within the same company.

The market forces argument is between firms not within them.

The price Tesco charge for fuel should be the same everywhere, except in london. Now, having a slightly different price in stores tjhat are in, say, plymouth, birmingham and inverness is understandable. But Kidderminster to Cradley Heath?

Every little helps? Yeah, Tesco!!

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neilhar says...
7:05pm Mon 6 Aug 12

Re Callow Oils, He must be on commission.

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Red Flag Dan says...
8:29pm Mon 6 Aug 12

This is good issue for Mark Garnier to campaign on.

Fuel is higher in rural communities, but Kidderminster can't is more suburban than rural.

There can be no reason to justify a 4p discrepancy.

Good luck with the campaign Mark.

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scruffsmom says...
9:34pm Mon 6 Aug 12

If an MP is unhappy about petrol prices perhaps he should campaign for the government to bring back what I believe was the prices and incomes board. That way we would not get ripped off by the majority of companies and there wouldn't be so many "fat cat" salaries.

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Driving Instructor says...
8:32am Tue 7 Aug 12

Mark G is so stupid and his side kick Philips,there quick enough to promote the Coach company daddy runs, but when it comes to supporting school buses,, there both Bl00dy useless,,and yes Mr Philips you had No say in the up or down gradeing of DSA Test Centre in town ,,it was decided b4 you were born,, so grow up ,,

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emjaypee says...
2:16pm Tue 7 Aug 12

Surely the bottom line here is the fuel duty. But succesive governments rely on this good earner to fund their programmes, otherwise they can't follow their manifesto. Drop the duty now.

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racerroy says...
2:44pm Wed 8 Aug 12

Just had Diesel from 'Tesco' today and find it has gone up 2p Ltr since that last I bought there about 3 wks ago....WHY is Diesel more expensive than Petrol and why the increase when the world price for crude has dropped significantly recently?
Without question Tesco pricing structure is all about what they can 'screw' out of us.

Anyone looked carefully at Tesco's so called special offer on Petrol!!! if you haven't then I advise you to do so, you may have heard the term a 'Sprat to catch a mackerel' well this latest offering by Tesco is exactly that.
My wife looked at just one of the offers to get 10p off a litre you need to buy 2x toilet tissues which totals £10.00 yet exactly the same she bought from another supermarket for just £6.00 saving £4.00 so to get back the £4.00 on petrol you would need to buy 40Ltr's before you break even.
So to get 50p p/ltr discount you would have already lined Tesco's tills with more than would save at the PUMP....they must think the public are stupid not to see through their smart marketing ploy...NOT I...

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