Speculation is mounting that Prime Minister Gordon Brown may postpone the scheduled 2p a litre rise in fuel duty in October following Labour's disastrous showing in last Thursday's (May 1) local elections.
As the Prime Minister fights back to save his leadership, a postponement of the rise in the light of all-time high pump prices is being viewed as a likely possibility.
Meanwhile, drivers in the south of England are paying almost £2 a tank more to fill up than motorists in the North or in Scotland, according to a survey by the Sunday Telegraph.
Campaign groups have criticised the difference in prices claiming that drivers were not getting a 'fair deal'.
The survey, which compared petrol prices from website petrolprice.com, found that the most expensive petrol was in Dover, an average of 111.4p a litre costing a motorist with an average sized family car £61.30 to fill their tank. Meanwhile, in Edinburgh the cost was 108.5p a litre, or £59.70 for a tank - a difference of £1.60.
Diesel price differences were even greater, with a litre costing an average 118.6p in Edinburgh, compared with 122.2p in Dover - a difference of £1.98 a tank. (Sunday Telegraph and national newspapers: May 5).
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