Drivers paid higher fuel prices after supermarkets increased margins - watchdog

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Drivers paid higher fuel prices after supermarkets increased margins - watchdog
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Increased supermarket profit margins led to drivers paying an extra 6p per litre for fuel last year, an investigation has found

A similar investigation into competition and food prices is being done by the CMA., including the CMA, in an effort to push suppliers to reduce prices.

"The penalty notices relate to two individual alleged technical breaches in the way information was shared with the CMA over a 12-month period, during which time a significant number of documents were shared with the CMA to aid their study and we engaged fulsomely with their enquiries."

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