Rising petrol prices anger Notts motorists and businesses

A NOTTINGHAM businessman says he fears his company could go under due to spiralling fuel costs.

Russell Greenhalgh, who runs Ab-Trans haulage company on Minver Crescent, Aspley, said: "For one vehicle I need to buy 500 litres of fuel.

"If it's at 133p per litre it's just ridiculous, especially if the vehicle only does seven miles to the gallon.

"There's no support for smaller companies. If it carries on like this in a couple of months I am going to have to close."

Meanwhile, motorists filling up at the stations said the rocketing prices have left them with a hole in their pocket.

It comes as petrol prices have reached �6 a gallon on forecourts across Notts – the highest seen in the county.

Unrest in Libya is said to have fuelled rises of as much as 4p per litre of unleaded in just two weeks, according to a survey by the Nottingham Post.

The average price for a litre of unleaded at six petrol stations we have surveyed over the last three weeks is now 132.5p, which equates to �6.01 a gallon.

The most costly fuel we recorded on Monday was at the Texaco garage in Nottingham Road, Beeston, which cost 135.9p a litre – while the cheapest was at Shell Marmion garage in Carlton Road, which was charging 129.9p a litre.

Peter Carroll from Fair Fuel UK is lobbying the Government for a review of prices.

Mr Carroll said: "The nation is sliding into a full-blown fuel crisis, which threatens the entire economic recovery.

"Fuel is to the economy as oxygen is to the body and the Government needs to do more."

Janet Gossling of Beeston, who was filling up her car at the Texaco station in Nottingham Road, said: "I normally look around and find the cheapest station, but it's out of convenience that I come here.

"I think it's getting ridiculous how much we are having to pay these days. The Government needs to be doing more."

Gary Callard of Rise Park, who filled up his car on the forecourt of Malhurst station in Radcliffe Road, Holme Pierrepont, said: "It just seems that they'll take any excuse to tax drivers more money, it is getting unfair now."

A Treasury spokesperson said: "The Government recognises higher fuel prices increase the cost of living and is examining options, including a fair fuel stabiliser that would reduce fuel duty as oil prices rise but increase them when they drop."

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