Morrisons drop unleaded price to 89.9p

went to tesco St. Neots £1.03 a liter
not sure on price at morrisons at Cambourne

Here at Morrisons Eastwood Nottinghamshire the price for unleaded is 99.9 pence per litre.

We have three Morrison petrol outlets within 15 miles of Clevedon (Somerset) the local outlet is always 4p per litre more than the others, although we are closer to Avonmouth where petrol is delivered from.

am i the only person in the country to have paid over a pound per litre.i filled up this morning at asda killingbeck leeds & paid 102.99 for unleaded

this is really good news for me as the closest mossrison petrolstation is 50miles away from me, thanks alot (if u havent guessed i'm being sarcastic)

thank you morrisons ,as pensioners it is hitting us hard along with everything

else we love shopping at morrisons and this is a bonous

Well done to Morrison keep up the good work .Petrol is far too exspensive.
S Smitheram

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR the good old day when a it cost less than a £ per liter..... i do miss them days

when is morrisons in haverfordwest in pembrokeshire going to sell lpg for the motorist come on they are dragging their feet

Ha...
I was disappointed ! Morrison`s gas price has GONE UP by a few pence per litre today. Perhaps they are charging more for LPG to offset their petrol price decrease ?
Also....new LPG pump and had offer of help to fill up by the man who fits them (and happened to be there today) .He filled my LPG tank up and then offered to click it off too. I return home to find that he filled the tank but didn`t replace the plastic cap. That`s at least £7 for a new one. Typical !

Regarding posts 86, 87, 88, 90, if you look at the date this thread was started it was the 1st September 2006 - this was when petrol was 89.9. NOT any more!

our local morrisons petrol is still 94.9 for unleaded but other stations are couple pence cheaper .. why ...???

Morrisons just keeps on getting better. Well done!!

Not everyone can afford expensive things these days as the prices spiral out of control on nearly everything, especially petrol!!!

I hope they continue to think about others instead of there own wallet unlike other retailers.

Your site indicates unleaded petrol price for all your outlets as 89.9p whereas your Crowborough PFS still shows a price of 95.9p.

Well i checked the price of unleaded at Morrisons in Falkirk and it has only dropped to 90.9 for unleaded. Was this announcement by Morrisons about the drop in the price of fuel or someone else??

Well i don't know where the price of 89.9 was advertised about morrisons but i have just opened the daily record here in falkirk and the price they say on a full page spread is 90.9 for unleaded and 92.9 for diesel. I havn't as yet checked the price at the pumps in falkirk yet but will be doing that at some point today, Will update then. Cheers

morrisons petrol is watered dwn am the director and am telling uz that u only get it for that price because of the conditon of it happy shopping more reasons NOT to shop at morrisons

Morrisons have just opened a new store near me, and shaken up the local fuel market by offering unleaded at 83.9 and diesel at 86.9. The local BP and Texaco have been charging way too much for years, (both currently at 88.9 unleaded and 91.9 diesel), so hopefully they'll have to compete. I've already filled at Morrisons and they've also got a really good Pay at the Pump system so I'll be back for more

With only 2 or 3 refineries in the country does that mean that Shell, BP, Esso, Texaco don't produce their own fuel ? that's at least 4 i've named and i know theres more, so clearly more than the number of refineries.

Maybe its imported as petrol ?

Or do the refineries produce cheaper quality fuel for supermarkets than they do main companies (eg BP) a bit like food manufacturers who may also make food for branded companies eg Heinz, but also cheaper versions of the same product for the likes of tesco ?

Guess the basic question is, what are the chances that if i stop at a BP garage or similar and fill up or a supermarket and fill up that i'm actually putting exactly the same fuel in just paying potentially a cheaper price at the supermarket ?

There are only 2 or 3 refineries in the country, so all fuel in your area will have come from the same refinery, whatever brand it is. I think the branded fuels i.e Shell, Esso etc may add some additives to the fuel when their tanker is filled at the refinery, but that's not to say that the supermarkets don't - there is a quality standard that must be met.

Sainsbury's have a long term supply contract with BP so out of all the supermarkets theirs is probably the best quality (and always the same, as other supermarkets just source the cheapest they can find so fuel quality might vary). At my local Sainsbury's I've seen fully BP branded tankers making a deliveries.

From time to time i use Morrisons Diesel, but i find my car doesn't seem to perform so well with it, even compared to Tescos and certailnly to BP etc.

I used to have an older unleaded car and that definately didn't like Morrisons unleaded and ran better on others.

Is supermarket fuel, and in particular morrisons, really of a lower grade than others ?

I noticed another post saying that BP Ultimate and other premium fuels are of a higher grade, but then you'd expect them to be due to the extra cost. But is typical supermarket fuel any different than a regular BP or Shell fuel for example ?

What about a reduction on the LPG prices

I was reading through Morrisons submission to the supermarkets competition commission enquiry, and discovered this:

All our retail prices, throughout our main stores and also across the narrow product offer in our kiosks alongside our petrol filling stations, are exactly the same. (Due to the vagaries of the motor fuels market we do price motor spirit and derv according to local conditions and the competitive situation).

In other word, they price fuel higher where they can get away with it!

i thorght you would like t know i purchased diesal at morrisons for 89.9 in sheffield

Sainsbury's have from last night cut Diesel to 88.9 pence per litre. Unleaded remains at 83.9 pence per litre.

hi our morrisons is charging 84.9p per ltr why does this site say it has just lowered it to 91p is this out of date or is prices in aberdeen different to rest of uk.
cheers
david

Morrisons in Cromer, Norfolk is now 86.9p per litre for unleaded daTED 4TH oCTOBER 06!

Tesco at Lewes 89.9 unleaded and 93.9 diesel. They rip people off where they can get away with it

Good old Tesco down to 84.9 un leaded also same price at Morrissons. This is in the sea-side town of Redcar.

You never seem to list Morrisons at Maidstone even though it is often cheaperthan the competition.

Long may this petrol war continue. Just passed Morrisons at Rochdale tonight. Unleaded 84.9p. Diesel 89.9p.

Thanks to your Info it is still worth my while to travell the 4+ miles into Rhylr for my petrol - the shopping is also pretty good , as are the bonus points. Today I paid 86.9 per litre - can't be bad and is very welcome to pensioner on reduced income who needs her car, due to disability.

Shock news:- in Littlehampton although still 3p more expensive than any surrounding areas - BP for the first time ever in my living memory are not 2p more expensive, but the same price. so that now makes it all six stations in Littlehampton that have exactly the same price and none of them competing with each other or charging the current leading rate of 86.9p

Morrisons have always been dearer than other supermarkets - and are normally slow to react.

I reckon this will be short lived - headline grabbing - they will soon return to being a penny or so dearer than other supermarkets.

In Birmingham, there are three Morrisons stores with different fuel price. Smallheath morrison is always expensive than the other morrisons stores in town. And our local Sainsburys is always cheaper than the local morrisons so whats going on? and morrisons fuel quality?????????

Good point John, Tesco are a rip-off for fuel compared to the other supermarkets. My local Tesco (Macclesfield) came down to 90.9 for unleaded yesterday but they are still a penny dearer than the next nearest Tesco, which is only 15 minutes drive away. In between there are several Shell & Esso garages selling fuel at a penny or two cheaper per litre. Tesco should follow Morrisons & Asda and have one price nationwide.

Its a shame Tesco aren't following the others' lead by having one price nationally. My local store (Camborne) has no competition for miles and is still charging 94.9ppl unleaded and 96.9ppl diesel. I have emailed them but always get the same response of how they are cheapest in the local area. I certainly don't use their fuel anymore, if caught short I use a local Esso garage which is the same price, but usually I fill up when I go elsewhere (Truro Sainsburys consistently 3-5p cheaper than my local Tesco)

Petrol & diesel always seems to be dearer around, bognor,chichester & littlehampton area, just crazy, there certainly is something strange going on.

Announced this morning that Asda are 87.9 for unleaded nationally from today. Not sure about diesel though- hopefully that will be below 90p soon

Spotted my local Morrisions garage petrol at 88.9p tonight oil prices are down to a seven month low at $62.99 a barrel, 18% drop in price since mid july hopefully will keep coming down and see the price we pay come down as well.

I see my local Morrisons went down to 88.9 for unleaded this morning. I asked them if they had gone everywhere like the other week and the girl said yes, they had a note telling evrey Morrisons nationally had to drop down to 88.9. Well done to Morrisons, especially when Tesco's are still ripping people off in places like our friend in Littlehampton when there isn't another supermarket to encourage competition. I think it would be good if petrolprices.com listed by company how many sites they have at each price, I bet their must be 100+ Tesco sites still over 90p for unleaded.

Sainsbury's is currently the cheapest by far in our area, 88.9 unleaded and 92.9 diesel. There is a Total filling station on the roundabout right next to Sainsbury's which is still charging 93.9 and 97.9, 5p per litre difference. A Shell (2 miles away) matches Sainsburys and there are a few BPs in between which are 3-4p dearer than Sainsbury's. I think Sainsbury's are cheaper than Asda at the moment

I regularly travel to work past rural petrol stations, normally they are much higher, but this recent price war has encouraged them to follow suite and bring prices down - a refreshing change!

The lowest price for Reg Unleaded in the West Midland area at 88.90p/litre is now held by "Texaco" surprise, surprise.

Morrison's may have started something they are unable to finish.

On the Diesel Front "Shell" now equal Sainsbury's at 92.90p/litre.

Non-Refiners buy their fuel from Refineries, it's just a question of timing.

Our nearest Tesco is in Shaftesbury Dorset.
Unfortunately Tesco never lead the way in petrol price cuts, but only match the dearest prices in the area.

Vic

The "Import Duty" on Bio-Diesel is 27.10p/litre, plus Vat @ 17.50%.

At 80.00p/litre Duty/Vat would equal 39.00p/litre.

Leaving 41.00p/litre to cover costs and profit, not a bad return in anybody's book. At present it's a mixture of Diesel and Cooking Oil, but qualifies as Bio- Diesel under present rules. Be careful of the percentage's for the mixture.

Actually I've just found a supplier of diesel for 80p a litre, its called Bio-diesel and yes, it is approved and from a duty paid source.

However, what is surprising is that for most people, it is unheard of. Very little publicity is given to it, and virtually no funding or tax relief is levied to its production by the Government. Yes the very same Government who try and convince us that Global Warming is upon us and we are all doomed if we don't switch to greener fuels.

Bio-diesel is a greener, enviromentally friendly fuel which is largely produced from recycled cooking oils which would otherwise be thrown / poured away by those many eateries and fast food outlets which you will find in every town - so in essence you are also recycling, which is also something which is promoted by virtually every local council.

Yet, given all of those positives, Bio-Diesel is difficult to find, and is not worthy in the UK of those reduced tax levels which other countries in Europe adopt, indeed some countries levy no tax on greener fuels such as Biodiesel whatsoever - imagine that!.

The few supermarkets which do stock it, sell it for almost the same price as road derv, so no incentive for the motorist to change there then!.

So in the meantime, i'll enjoy being a minority with my £10.50 a tankful saving by using Bio Diesel, and do my small bit for the Environment and recycling.

Nathan

Two things dictate the "Pump Price" at any given Petrol Station.

(1) Market Price of the Fuel, and whether the brand is a Refiner or Not.
(2) "Throughput Volume" of the Station, how it much sells in a given period based on the historical data of the siite. This information is very accurate.

"Competition" is a mixture of these two factors, right across the UK.

As for BP, in the West Midland Area's they are right alongside Morrison's/Asda/Tesco at 89.90p/litre, but their Station's "Throughput Volume" allow this to happen.

In the Littlehampton area, the nearest Refinery is "Fawley" run by Esso, there is a Storage Depot at "Hamble." What BP pay Esso will not even resemble what Tesco and other Non-Refiner's pay. Then you have the question of "additives" to each particular client, which can make a big difference and the type of contract in operation.

All companies review their price, around 04.00am every morning except on Sunday.

In Littlehampton ( a large populated area), we have 2 shell, 1 tesco and 1 bp in less than half a mile of each other but it is always 3p more expensive than the surrounding areas (including another shell garage only a couple of miles down the road) and has been this way the last 3 years.

I decided to try and investigate why. I called Shell who explained that their main one set its prices to the local supermarket (tesco), the other shell which is a dealership set their prices the same as the main one.
AS for BP I didn't bother because we all know they are always 2p more expensive anywhere you go in the uk!

So I then called tesco national customer services to ask why every other surrounding tesco in the area was 3p cheaper than littlehampton (if you don't believe me put BN17 into the website). They said "we are currently reviewing our petrol pricing policy and canot comment until we have finsihed reviewing our policy." I asked when this would be and the lady said that they have been reviewing it for the last 4 months and that I should keep ringing back to find out when they have a policy!!! I am disgusted because Tesco everywhere else in the country lead the way in prices, but because they can't be bothered to compete in Littlehampton, none of the other garages will either.

Shell rung me back again today and confirmed that their policy is to compete with the local supermarkets - I said that was normally a sensible policy, but in our particluar area, it was a bad policy because tesco seem to want to rip everyone off in the Littlehampton Area! - He sympathised with me but said that was the policy and there was nothing they were going to do about it!

So much for the free market, we have complete price fixing in Littlehampton dictated by TESCO!! (except BP who as stated earlier are always 2p more expensive than anyone else).

Does anyone know anyone who works in TESCO customer services or their policy unit? can you speed up their policy review?
Their website used to say "If you find petrol cheaper in the local* area, (3 driven miles - 1 driven mile inside M25) we'll refund double the difference and reduce our price to match."

London Market Close: 6th Sept 2006.

Crude NW/Europe = 21.84p/litre.
Petrol Unl/95r = 23.07p/litre.
Diesel = 28.88p/litre.

Fuel Prices will continue to decline. Petrol faster than Diesel.
As Autumn approaches, Diesel consumption goes up from Industry.
Morrison's will find it increasingly harder, to hold low-price lead.