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[feeutfo]

Wow so much negativity. Could well be hopeless, Lets hope those same people don't feel they have the right to moan the next time the government slaps on price rise. 

Realism. Moan all we like, the economic parameters are set. No petition will ever change that.

[tunnie]

Its not even an official government petition, so it will make absolutely & totally zero impact. 100's of these have done the rounds over the past decade, they do sod all!   

[Varche]

A bigger concern is the stranglehold that supermarkets have over fuel. They are selling at very very low margins which is forcing independent garages out of business. The last figure I saw was 300 a year for the UK.

One day it will only be supermarkets selling fuel, then they will be able to jack the price UP (like fruit and veg) due to their monopoly and market share.

Not a problem in heavily populated areas perhaps but for those living in a rural area a real problem. My nearest filling stations are 5 miles, 20 miles and 15 miles away. Nearest supermarket filling stations are 40 and 45 miles away.

So why isn't the unfair competition quango investigating and stamping on the supermarkets??

[JimE]

Signed.. Might not make any difference but certainly won't if no-one bothers to sign it 

[Dishevelled Den]

A bigger concern is the stranglehold that supermarkets have over fuel. They are selling at very very low margins which is forcing independent garages out of business. The last figure I saw was 300 a year for the UK.

One day it will only be supermarkets selling fuel, then they will be able to jack the price UP (like fruit and veg) due to their monopoly and market share.

Not a problem in heavily populated areas perhaps but for those living in a rural area a real problem. My nearest filling stations are 5 miles, 20 miles and 15 miles away. Nearest supermarket filling stations are 40 and 45 miles away.

So why isn't the unfair competition quango investigating and stamping on the supermarkets??

A bigger concern is the stranglehold that supermarkets have over fuel.

Quite right too V, the tendency for people to ignore local traders in favour of the supermarkets has partly been responsible for laying waste to many a high street right across the country.

I will always support local traders first and foremost.