Nine in ten forecourts outside London and South East stocked with both fuel grades

Nine in ten forecourts outside London and South East stocked with both fuel grades

More than nine in ten forecourts in most of the country are now stocked with both petrol and diesel but some parts are still struggling to recover from the fuel crisis, according to industry data.

Figures from the Petrol Retailers' Association (PRA), which represents thousands of independent operators, showed London and the south east had 71% of forecourts stocked with both grades of fuel compared to 91% elsewhere.

The PRA also questioned the effectiveness of a recent government decision to suspend competition rules between major oil companies, a measure designed to help ease the crisis.