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flag UK fuel retailers keep high profits despite lower wholesale costs, prompting calls for transparency tools.

flag The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reports that fuel retailers are maintaining high profit margins despite falling wholesale prices, suggesting drivers may be overcharged. flag Although pump prices dropped slightly—petrol from 143p to 135p per litre and diesel from 150p to 142p—margins remain well above historic averages, with no clear link to rising operating costs. flag The CMA says weak competition persists, and retailers are slow to pass on savings, a pattern critics call “rocket and feather” pricing. flag The government plans to launch a real-time fuel price comparison tool in 2026, which the CMA will enforce through mandatory data reporting, aiming to boost transparency and drive down prices.

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