Fuel falls further and further

The price of petrol and diesel continues to fall on most forecourts and, according to the latest price survey by AA Ireland, it has reached a four-year low. A litre of petrol now costs an average of 94.6 cent, down 6.8 cent since December’s survey. The price of diesel fell by 7.4 cent to an average of 94.4 cent a litre. Since last summer, the price of petrol and diesel has fallen by 30 per cent from average prices of 133.5 cent a litre for petrol and 143.8 cents for diesel.