DIESEL drivers have been warned that they are paying £10 more for fuel than those in petrol motors.
The RAC revealed drivers have to fork out a massive 20p per litre more for diesel than petrol despite little difference between the two fuels on the wholesale market.
Drivers have been warned that they are paying £10 more for fuel than those in petrol motorsGETTY_HUB
And the average cost of filling a family car with petrol is £81.40, while diesel drivers have to pay around £10 more (£92.39) every time they visit a petrol station.
Last week, the wholesale price of diesel was just 6p higher than that of petrol (121.06p vs 115.48p), but diesel drivers had to pay 168p per litre, compared to 148p for unleaded.
But, the RAC claims diesel drivers will see a “huge pump price cut” within a fortnight, but only if fuel retailers play fair.
RAC spokesman Simon Williams said to This is Money: “While our data shows petrol is generally being sold at a fair price at forecourts at the moment, drivers of the country’s 12million diesel cars – as well as almost every white van driver, have every right to feel hard done by as they’re paying a huge premium for the fuel, which in no way reflects its lower wholesale cost.
“For nearly a month, the gap between wholesale petrol and diesel prices has been less than 10p a litre, and in recent days it has reduced to just 3.5p.
“Yet average diesel prices at the pumps remain stubbornly high, having fallen by only 2p since the start of February.”
Costco currently charges 157.7p per litre for diesel, which is 13p less than the national average.
Simon added: “Costco cutting the average price of a litre of diesel by 4p last week shows what’s possible, but we badly need other fuel retailers to treat drivers of diesel vehicles fairly.”
The motoring group said that supermarkets were deliberately targeting drivers with diesel cars to subsidise cheaper charges for petrol.
Simon added: “If retailers now do the right thing, this should reduce significantly, saving drivers who rely on diesel a lot of money every time they fill up.”