Toby Perkins, MP for Chesterfield, has written to supermarket bosses calling for prices at petrol pumps in Chesterfield to be the same as in other neighbouring areas after constituents noticed that they are paying up to 10p per litre more than their neighbours.

Toby said, “People are driving back from Killamarsh, Manor Top and other nearby areas and noticing that once they get to supermarket petrol stations in Chesterfield the prices for petrol and diesel can be 5p, 7p, 10p per litre more. One thing customers expect when it comes to supermarkets is consistency in pricing. My constituents wouldn’t expect to pay more for a tin of beans from Tesco than shoppers in Sheffield, and I think they quite rightly feel fuel prices should be the same.”

Toby has now written to the Chief Executives at Morrisons, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s to request that pricing at their pumps is fairer for the people of Chesterfield.

Toby added, “Fuel prices have come down but they are still very high and can have a massive impact on family budgets. Charging an extra 10p per litre might not seem much, but during this cost-of-living crisis, when so many people are struggling, it will be making things even more difficult.”