CMA warns fuel retailers over slow price cuts as margins remain high
· retailgazette.co.uk
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/08/cma-warns-fuel-retailers-over-slow-price-cuts-as-margins-remain-high/"></div>Fuel retailers have been criticised by the CMA for failing to pass falling wholesale costs on to motorists quickly enough, as the competition watchdog warned that profit margins remain historically high. The Competition and Markets Authority said some retailers were slow to cut diesel prices when wholesale costs fell between May and June, raising fresh...<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/08/cma-warns-fuel-retailers-over-slow-price-cuts-as-margins-remain-high/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt -->
Fuel retailers have been criticised by the CMA for failing to pass falling wholesale costs on to motorists quickly enough, as the competition watchdog warned th...