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FUEL PRICE REPORT – JANUARY 2001

Prices at garages and supermarkets fell this month. At garages Higher Octane fell by 2.3p per litre (10.4p per gallon), Unleaded by 2.5p

per litre (11.4p per gallon), Diesel by 2.7p per litre (12.3p per litre). At supermarkets Higher Octane fell by 2.4p per litre (10.9p per gallon),

Unleaded by 3.1p per litre (14.1p per gallon), and Diesel by 3.2p per litre (14.5p per gallon).

The national average price for LPG is currently 40.78p per litre.

The most expensive region (excluding “Scotland - remote areas”) for each fuel is boxed.

Garages / Higher Octane Unleaded petrol
(incl Lead Replacement Petrol) / Unleaded 95 octane / Diesel
litres / (gallons) / Litres / (gallons) / Litres / (gallons)
Northern Ireland / 86.5 / (393.2) / 81.0 / (368.2) / 84.4 / (383.7)
Scotland / 82.9 / (376.9) / 77.8 / (353.7) / 82.2 / (373.7)
Scotland - remote areas / 88.7 / (403.2) / 85.0 / (386.4) / 87.3 / (396.9)
Wales / 84.7 / (385.1) / 77.7 / (353.2) / 82.8 / (376.4)
Northern England / 81.7 / (371.4) / 76.5 / (347.8) / 81.3 / (369.6)
Midlands and East Anglia / 82.5 / (375.1) / 77.3 / (351.4) / 81.7 / (371.4)
Southern England / 82.8 / (376.4) / 78.0 / (354.6) / 82.0 / (372.8)
UK AVERAGE* / 83.5 / (379.7) / 78.1 / (354.9) / 82.4 / (374.6)
Per cent taken as Tax / 75.8 / 77.5 / 74.1
The AA Fuel Price Survey is predominantly a survey of prices in the main centres of population - ie where most fuel is bought.
The listed "UK Average" excludes prices in "Scotland - remote area" since they are generally higher and distort the results.
Supermarkets / Higher Octane Unleaded
(incl LRP) / Unleaded 95 Octane / Diesel
litres / (gallons) / Litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons)
SUPERMARKET AVERAGE / 81.9 / (372.3) / 76.5 / (347.8) / 81.0 / (368.2)
Per cent taken as Tax / 77.0 / 78.7 / 75.2

** The per cent tax taken for Diesel is based on the duty rate for Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel

Some price accuracy is lost in the rounding of figures to one decimal place - 1 gallon equals 4.54609 litres.

OVERSEAS PRICE COMPARISONS

Using currency exchange rates as at 22 January 2001 quoted in local currency and UK pence equivalent

Local Currency per litre / UK pence per litre
Country / Currency / Leaded / Unleaded / Diesel / Leaded / Unleaded / Diesel
Austria / Schillings / - / 11.92 / 10.45 / - / 57.09 / 50.05
Belgium / Belgian Francs / 43.10 / 41.30 / 31.00 / 70.22 / 67.29 / 50.51
Czech Republic / Czech Koruna / - / 27.60 / 26.30 / - / 53.34 / 50.83
Denmark / Danish Krone / 8.26 / 8.09 / 6.63 / 72.65 / 71.15 / 58.31
Finland / Markka / - / 7.43 / 5.03 / - / 82.21 / 55.66
France / Francs / 7.20 / 6.58 / 5.28 / 72.50 / 66.26 / 53.17
Germany / Deutsche Mark / - / 1.97 / 1.67 / - / 66.00 / 55.95
Greece / Drachma / 310.00 / 294.00 / 275.00 / 59.73 / 56.65 / 52.98
Netherlands / Guilders / - / 2.50 / 1.82 / - / 74.71 / 54.39
Hungary / Forint / - / 217.50 / 219.75 / - / 57.43 / 58.02
Ireland / Punt / 0.82 / 0.67 / 0.65 / 68.62 / 56.07 / 54.39
Italy / Lira / 2110.00 / 2025.00 / 1785.00 / 71.38 / 68.50 / 60.39
Luxembourg / Luxembourg Francs / - / 31.50 / 26.00 / - / 51.32 / 42.36
Norway / Norwegian Krone / - / 9.60 / 8.81 / - / 76.68 / 70.37
Poland / Zloty / 3.15 / 3.28 / 2.73 / 58.25 / 60.66 / 50.49
Portugal / Escudos / 191.00 / 183.00 / 130.00 / 62.73 / 60.10 / 42.69
Spain / Pesetas / 155.90 / 130.60 / 120.70 / 61.86 / 51.82 / 47.89
Sweden / Swedish Krona / - / 9.09 / 8.85 / - / 66.74 / 64.98
Switzerland / Swiss Francs / - / 1.31 / 1.38 / - / 56.03 / 59.02
United States of America / US Dollars / - / 0.39 / 0.43 / - / 27.33 / 30.13

FUEL PRICE REPORT – FEBRUARY 2001

Prices at garages and supermarkets varied little from last month. At garages Higher Octane rose by 0.1p per litre (0.4p per gallon),
Unleaded rose by 0.5p per litre (2.4p per gallon), and Diesel fell by 0.2p per litre (0.9p per gallon). At supermarkets Higer Octane fell by
0.4p per litre (1.8p per gallon), Unleaded rose by 0.4p per litre (1.8p per gallon), and Diesel fell by 0.2p per litre (0.9p per gallon).
The national average price for LPG is currently 40.03p per litre.

The most expensive region (excluding “Scotland - remote areas”) for each fuel is boxed.

Garages / Higher Octane Unleaded petrol
(incl Lead Replacement Petrol) / Unleaded 95 octane / Diesel
litres / (gallons) / Litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons)
Northern Ireland / 86.4 / (392.8) / 81.2 / (369.1) / 84.1 / (382.3)
Scotland / 82.8 / (376.4) / 77.8 / (353.7) / 81.9 / (372.3)
Scotland - remote areas / 89.1 / (405.1) / 85.1 / (386.9) / 87.4 / (397.3)
Wales / 84.5 / (384.1) / 78.6 / (357.3) / 82.4 / (374.6)
Northern England / 82.1 / (373.2) / 77.2 / (351.0) / 81.2 / (369.1)
Midlands and East Anglia / 82.3 / (374.1) / 78.0 / (354.6) / 81.4 / (370.1)
Southern England / 83.2 / (378.2) / 78.6 / (357.3) / 82.0 / (372.8)
UK AVERAGE* / 83.6 / (380.0) / 78.6 / (357.3) / 82.2 / (373.7)
Per cent taken as Tax / 75.8 / 77.1 / 74.3
*The AA Fuel Price Survey is predominantly a survey of prices in the main centres of population - ie where most fuel is bought.
The listed "UK Average" excludes prices in "Scotland - remote area" since they are generally higher and distort the results.
Supermarkets / Higher Octane Unleaded (incl LRP) / Unleaded 95 Octane / Diesel
litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons)
SUPERMARKET AVERAGE / 81.5 / (370.5) / 76.9 / (349.6) / 80.8 / (367.3)
Per cent taken as Tax / 77.3 / 78.4 / 75.3

** The per cent tax taken for Diesel is based on the duty rate for Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel

Some price accuracy is lost in the rounding of figures to one decimal place - 1 gallon equals 4.54609 litres.

OVERSEAS PRICE COMPARISONS

Using currency exchange rates as at 20 February 2001 quoted in local currency and UK pence equivalent

Local Currency per litre / UK pence per litre
Country / Currency / Leaded / Unleaded / Diesel / Leaded / Unleaded / Diesel
Austria / Schillings / - / 12.47 / 10.45 / - / 59.52 / 49.88
Belgium / Belgian Francs / 44.50 / 42.80 / 32.20 / 72.25 / 69.49 / 52.28
Czech Republic / Czech Koruna / - / 27.60 / 26.30 / - / 54.01 / 51.47
Denmark / Danish Krone / 8.44 / 8.27 / 8.81 / 73.97 / 72.48 / 77.21
Finland / Markka / - / 6.59 / 4.99 / - / 72.67 / 55.02
France / Francs / 7.40 / 6.81 / 5.24 / 74.22 / 68.30 / 52.56
Germany / Deutsche Mark / - / 1.97 / 1.67 / - / 65.77 / 55.76
Greece / Drachma / 273.00 / 264.00 / 232.00 / 52.42 / 50.69 / 44.55
Netherlands / Guilders / - / 2.58 / 1.85 / - / 76.84 / 55.10
Hungary / Forint / - / 234.50 / 212.75 / - / 61.46 / 55.76
Ireland / Punt / 0.79 / 0.65 / 0.59 / 65.88 / 54.21 / 49.20
Italy / Lira / 2130.00 / 2045.00 / 1725.00 / 71.79 / 68.92 / 58.14
Luxembourg / Luxembourg Francs / - / 32.80 / 26.20 / - / 53.26 / 42.54
Norway / Norwegian Krone / - / 9.92 / 9.12 / - / 78.61 / 72.27
Poland / Zloty / 3.24 / 3.27 / 2.75 / 61.03 / 61.60 / 51.80
Portugal / Escudos / 191.00 / 183.00 / 130.00 / 62.51 / 59.90 / 42.55
Spain / Pesetas / 155.90 / 130.60 / 120.70 / 61.65 / 51.65 / 47.73
Sweden / Swedish Krona / - / 9.67 / 8.78 / - / 70.07 / 63.62
Switzerland / Swiss Francs / - / 1.34 / 1.38 / - / 56.84 / 58.53
United States of America / US Dollars / - / .387 / .419 / - / 27.52 / 29.63

FUEL PRICE REPORT – MARCH 2001

Prices at garages and supermarkets fell after the budget. At garages Higher Octane fell by 4.1p per litre (18.5p per gallon), Unleaded by
2.5p per litre (11.4p per gallon) and Diesel by 3.7p per litre (16.8p per gallon). At supermarkets Higher Octane fell by 4.2p per litre
(19.1p per gallon), Unleaded by 2.5p per litre (11.4p per gallon), and Diesel by 3.8p per litre (17.3p per gallon).
The national average price for LPG is 37.85p per litre.

The most expensive region (excluding “Scotland - remote areas”) for each fuel is boxed.

Garages / Higher Octane Unleaded petrol (incl Lead Replacement Petrol) / Unleaded 95 octane / Diesel
litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons)
Northern Ireland / 83.8 / (381.0) / 79.3 / (360.5) / 81.2 / (369.1)
Scotland / 78.1 / (355.0) / 75.3 / (342.3) / 77.9 / (354.1)
Scotland - remote areas / 85.0 / (386.4) / 82.6 / (375.5) / 83.9 / (381.4)
Wales / 79.9 / (363.2) / 75.8 / (344.6) / 78.5 / (356.9)
Northern England / 77.8 / (353.7) / 74.6 / (339.1) / 77.2 / (351.0)
Midlands and East Anglia / 78.6 / (357.3) / 75.4 / (342.8) / 77.9 / (354.1)
Southern England / 78.9 / (358.7) / 75.9 / (345.0) / 78.3 / (356.0)
UK AVERAGE* / 79.5 / (361.5) / 76.1 / (345.97) / 78.5 / (356.9)
Per cent taken as Tax / 78.9 / 79.1 / 77.1
The AA Fuel Price Survey is predominantly a survey of prices in the main centres of population – ie where most fuel is bought.
The listed "UK Average" excludes prices in "Scotland – remote area" since they are generally higher and distort the results.
Supermarkets / Higher Octane Unleaded
(incl LRP) / Unleaded 95 Octane / Diesel
litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons)
SUPERMARKET AVERAGE / 77.3 / (351.4) / 74.4 / (338.2) / 77.0 / (350.0)
Per cent taken as Tax / 80.7 / 80.5 / 78.3

Some price accuracy is lost in the rounding of figures to one decimal place - 1 gallon equals 4.54609 litres.

OVERSEAS PRICE COMPARISONS

Using currency exchange rates as at 23 March 2001 quoted in local currency and UK pence equivalent

Local Currency per litre / UK pence per litre
Country / Currency / Leaded / Unleaded / Diesel / Leaded / Unleaded / Diesel
Austria / Schillings / - / 12.30 / 10.45 / - / 57.72 / 49.04
Belgium / Belgian Francs / 43.20 / 41.50 / 31.50 / 68.98 / 66.26 / 50.30
Czech Republic / Czech Koruna / - / 26.00 / 25.10 / - / 50.37 / 48.62
Denmark / Danish Krone / 8.42 / 8.25 / 6.86 / 72.40 / 70.94 / 58.99
Finland / Markka / - / 6.59 / 4.99 / - / 71.45 / 54.11
France / Francs / 7.42 / 6.83 / 5.28 / 73.25 / 67.42 / 52.12
Germany / Deutsche Mark / - / 2.07 / 1.65 / - / 67.96 / 54.17
Greece / Drachma / 273.00 / 264.00 / 232.00 / 51.54 / 49.85 / 43.80
Netherlands / Guilders / - / 2.52 / 1.73 / - / 73.80 / 50.66
Hungary / Forint / - / 230.50 / 214.25 / - / 59.19 / 55.02
Ireland / Punt / 0.80 / 0.65 / 0.59 / 65.60 / 53.30 / 48.38
Italy / Lira / 2135.00 / 2050.00 / 1710.00 / 70.79 / 67.97 / 56.70
Luxembourg / Luxembourg Francs / - / 32.00 / 26.60 / - / 51.09 / 42.47
Norway / Norwegian Krone / - / 9.69 / 9.06 / - / 76.97 / 71.96
Poland / Zloty / 3.15 / 3.21 / 2.52 / 59.35 / 60.48 / 47.48
Portugal / Escudos / 191.00 / 183.00 / 130.00 / 61.47 / 58.90 / 41.84
Spain / Pesetas / 143.90 / 133.90 / 117.90 / 55.96 / 52.07 / 45.85
Sweden / Swedish Krona / - / 9.67 / 8.78 / - / 67.39 / 61.18
Switzerland / Swiss Francs / - / 1.34 / 1.35 / - / 56.07 / 56.49
United States of America / US Dollars / - / 0.38 / 0.40 / - / 27.28 / 28.72

FUEL PRICE REPORT - APRIL 2001

Prices at garages and supermarkets rose this month. At garages Higher Octane rose by 0.8p per litre (3.6p per gallon), Unleaded by 1.8p per litre (8.2p per gallon), Diesel stayed the same. At supermarkets Higher Octane rose by 0.6p per litre (2.7p per gallon), Unleaded by 1.3p per litre (5.9p per gallon), and Diesel fell by 0.1p per litre (0.4p per gallon)
The national average price for LPG is 37.60p per litre.

The most expensive region (excluding “Scotland - remote areas”) for each fuel is boxed.

Garages / Higher Octane Unleaded petrol
(incl Lead Replacement Petrol) / Unleaded 95 octane / Diesel
Litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons)
Northern Ireland / 84.4 / (383.7) / 79.7 / (362.3) / 81.4 / (370.1)
Scotland / 78.8 / (358.2) / 77.0 / (350.0) / 77.5 / (352.3)
Scotland - remote areas / 85.4 / (388.2) / 83.1 / (377.8) / 84.7 / (385.1)
Wales / 79.8 / (362.8) / 77.7 / (353.2) / 78.7 / (357.8)
Northern England / 79.1 / (359.6) / 76.7 / (348.7) / 77.3 / (351.4)
Midlands and East Anglia / 79.7 / (362.3) / 77.9 / (354.1) / 77.6 / (352.8)
Southern England / 80.2 / (364.6) / 78.1 / (355.0) / 78.5 / (356.9)
UK AVERAGE* / 80.3 / (365.2) / 77.9 / (353.9) / 78.5 / (356.9)
Per cent taken as Tax / 78.3 / 77.6 / 77.1
The AA Fuel Price Survey is predominantly a survey of prices in the main centres of population – ie where most fuel is bought.
The listed "UK Average" excludes prices in "Scotland – remote area" since they are generally higher and distort the results.
Supermarkets / Higher Octane Unleaded (incl LRP) / Unleaded 95 Octane / Diesel
Litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons)
SUPERMARKET AVERAGE / 77.9 / (354.1) / 75.7 / (344.1) / 76.9 / (349.6)
Per cent taken as Tax / 80.2 / 79.4 / 78.4

Some price accuracy is lost in the rounding of figures to one decimal place - 1 gallon equals 4.54609 litres.

OVERSEAS PRICE COMPARISONS

Using currency exchange rates as at 24 April 2001 quoted in local currency and UK pence equivalent

Local Currency per litre / UK pence per litre
Country / Currency / Leaded / Unleaded / Diesel / Leaded / Unleaded / Diesel
Austria / Schillings / - / 12.30 / 10.45 / - / 57.56 / 48.90
Belgium / Belgian Francs / 43.20 / 41.50 / 31.50 / 68.78 / 66.07 / 50.15
Czech Republic / Czech Koruna / - / 26.00 / 25.10 / - / 50.20 / 48.46