Fuel retailers cleared of price gouging but margins remain high

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The CMA says some retailers did not immediately pass reductions in wholesale diesel prices on to drivers in its latest analysis

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has again found no evidence that forecourt retailers are price gouging on the back of the Middle East crisis, but warned that “passive pricing strategies” are contributing to sustained high margins.

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