London's Fuel Price Hits Pounds 1.29 ; Fears That Garages Are Cashing in On Soaring Cost of Oil Worldwide: How the Capital's Motorists Are Finding Themselves Forced to Pay Up to 40p a Litre More for Their Petrol Than the National Average

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LONDONERS are paying up to Pounds 1.29 a litre for petrol - almost 40p above the national average. The price was charged by the Total Garage in Sloane Avenue, but elsewhere a Standard investigation found prices varying between 91.9p and 95.5p - all above the national average.

The findings come as the crude oil price has soared to a record high on world markets, bringing the threat of a national average of Pounds 1 a litre for unleaded fuel.

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London's Fuel Price Hits Pounds 1.29 ; Fears That Garages Are Cashing in On Soaring Cost of Oil Worldwide: How the Capital's Motorists Are Finding Themselves Forced to Pay Up to 40p a Litre More for Their Petrol Than the National Average

Experts predict prices will continue to rise in the coming weeks, with a repeat of the 2000 fuel protests ever more likely.

Our figures also show London drivers are forced to pay up to 98p for diesel.

In a random survey we discovered at least 15 petrol stations charging drivers above the national average of 90p a litre for unleaded, sparking fears that some...

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