Rejected petition Have fuel retailers in Newbury reduce the disparity in their pricing of fuel

Our MP Laura Farris has raised this months ago but we need action in these difficult times, a difference of 16p per litre within 20 miles.As reported in the Newbury Weekly News.
https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/i-think-newbury-people-have-been-ripped-off-for-years-pe-9285991/

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As per the letter from Laura Farris MP to Graham Stuart MP in October, these disparities need to be investigated.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about fuel prices are a matter for individual retailers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Cap profit fuel forecourt operators can make on petrol and diesel to 10p/litre: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/616956

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 25 November 2022
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