FUEL PRICE REPORT – JANUARY 2005

Prices fell this month. Higher Octane fell by 2.5p per litre (11.4p per gallon),Unleaded by 3p per litre (13.6per gallon), Diesel by 1.3p
per litre (5.9p per gallon). At Supermarkets Higher Octane fell by 4.1p per litre (18.6p per gallon), Unleaded by 2.6p per litre (11.8p per
gallon), Diesel by 1.7p per litre (7.8 per gallon).

The national average price for LPG is 39.28p per litre.

The most expensive region (excluding “Scotland - remote areas”) for each fuel is boxed.

Garages and Supermarkets Higher Octane Unleaded petrol Unleaded 95 octane Diesel
(incl Lead Replacement Petrol)
  litres (gallons) litres (gallons) litres (gallons)
Northern Ireland 88.4 (401.9) 81.4 (370.1) 86.4 (392.8)
Scotland 84.9 (386.0) 78.7 (357.8) 85.1 (386.9)
Scotland - remote areas 88.8 (403.7) 83.4 (379.1) 88.7 (403.2)
Wales 85.5 (388.7) 80.0 (363.7) 85.6 (389.1)
Northern England 86.2 (391.9) 79.0 (359.1) 84.7 (385.1)
Midlands and East Anglia 86.6 (393.7) 79.7 (362.3) 84.8 (385.5)
Southern England 86.4 (392.8) 80.0 (363.7) 84.4 (383.7)
UK AVERAGE* 86.3 (392.3) 79.6 (361.9) 84.8 (385.5)
Per cent taken as Tax   69.5   74.1   70.4
*The AA Fuel Price Survey is predominantly a survey of prices in the main centres of population - ie where most fuel is
bought
The listed "UK Average" excludes prices in "Scotland - remote area" since they are generally higher and distort the results.
Supermarkets Higher Octane Unleaded (incl LRP) Unleaded 95 Octane Diesel
  litres (gallons) litres (gallons) litres (gallons)
SUPERMARKET AVERAGE 81.4 (370.1) 77.6 (352.8) 82.3 (374.1)
Per cent taken as Tax   72.8   75.6   72.1
Some price accuracy is lost in the rounding of figures to one decimal place - 1 gallon equals 4.54609 litres.

OVERSEAS PRICE COMPARISONS

Using currency exchange rates as at 20 January 2005 quoted in local currency and UK pence equivalent.
Source of overseas price comparisons: European Road Information Centre (Geneva), and based on a twice-monthly sample.
    Local Currency per litre UK pence per litre
Country Currency Unleaded Diesel Unleaded Diesel
Austria Euro 0.89 0.84 63.83 60.25
Belgium Euro 1.12 0.89 80.33 63.83
Czech Republic Czech Koruna 23.50 23.70 57.44 57.93
Denmark Danish Krone 8.47 7.67 81.21 73.54
Finland Euro 1.11 0.91 79.61 65.27
France Euro 1.04 0.92 74.59 65.98
Germany Euro 1.06 0.94 76.02 67.42
Greece Euro 0.75 0.75 53.79 53.79
Netherlands Euro 1.24 0.91 88.93 65.27
Hungary Forint 247.50 231.00 76.33 71.24
Ireland Euro 0.99 0.98 71.00 70.29
Italy Euro 1.08 1.00 77.46 71.72
Luxembourg Euro 0.90 0.72 64.55 51.64
Estonia Kroons 11.25 11.25 51.30 51.30
Norway Norwegian Krone 10.05 9.00 87.85 78.67
Latvia Lats 0.49 0.47 50.76 48.68
Lithuania Litas 2.40 2.46 49.85 51.10
Poland Zloty 3.65 3.48 69.05 65.83
Slovakia Koroan 33.40 33.80 62.21 62.95
Slovenia Tolar 200.50 199.90 60.92 60.73
Portugal Euro 1.06 0.88 76.02 63.11
Spain Euro 0.84 0.81 60.25 58.09
Sweden Swedish Krona 9.55 9.27 75.32 73.11
Switzerland Swiss Francs 1.37 1.52 63.32 70.26
United States of America US Dollars 0.49 0.54 26.82 29.56