Price of fuel falls in May as retailers pass on wholesale savings
The average price of petrol fell by nearly 2p a litre in May while diesel tumbled by 2.5p after retailers finally passed on savings in the wholesale price of fuel, data from the latest RAC Fuel Watch* report shows.
Unleaded finished the month at 116.72p a litre, down 1.83p from 118.55p at the beginning of May. Diesel, however, dropped further from 120.25p to 117.75p.
RAC fuel spokesman Simon