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<p>The Department publishes <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fweekly-road-fuel-prices&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C94cfed45a9264839391208dbef32f7c8%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638366774402864495%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4pupZDQAkQ2o1Az9FUTGX314zPos%2FQW1vFuotPNyDaE%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">average fuel prices for the UK weekly</a>, but the data is not collected
at the granularity to determine prices for motorways compared to all other stations.</p><p>
</p><p>The Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) road fuel market study found drivers
without access to fuel cards are paying more at motorway service stations than elsewhere.
This is due to limited competitive pressures and limited opportunities for customers
to observe prices and shop around. Differences in ‘fixed’ and ‘variable’ costs, such
as rent, staff wages and fuel volume sold also cause price variations.</p><p> </p>
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