FUEL PRICE REPORT - MAY 1999



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FUEL PRICE REPORT - JANUARY 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets varied little from last month. At garages Higher Octane stayed the same as last month, Unleaded rose by 0.4p per litre |

|(1.9p per gallon), Diesel stayed the same as last month. At Supermarkets Higher Octane rose by 0.1p per litre (0.4p per gallon), Unleaded rose by 0.9p per |

|litre (4.1p per gallon), Diesel stayed the same. |

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|The national average price for LPG is 36.42p per litre. |

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

|Garages |Higher Octane Unleaded| |Unleaded 95 octane | |Diesel | |

| |petrol ( | | | | | |

| |incl Lead Replacement | | | | | |

| |Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |81.4 |(370.1) |73.0 |(331.9) |77.1 |(350.5) |

|Scotland |76.7 |(348.7) |70.3 |(319.6) |75.0 |(341.0) |

|Scotland - remote areas |79.9 |(363.2) |77.4 |(351.9) |80.8 |(367.3) |

|Wales |77.3 |(351.4) |70.7 |(321.4) |75.4 |(342.8) |

|Northern England |76.2 |(346.4) |70.8 |(321.9) |74.7 |(339.6) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |76.5 |(347.8) |70.8 |(321.9) |75.0 |(341.0) |

|Southern England |76.7 |(348.7) |70.6 |(321.0) |75.2 |(341.9) |

|UK AVERAGE* |77.5 |(352.4) |71.0 |(323.0) |75.4 |(343.0) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |74.4 | |79.4 | |75.7 |

|*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| |Unleaded 95 Octane | |Diesel | |

| |(incl LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |75.4 |(342.9) |69.5 |(316.0) |74.0 |(336.4) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |76.1 | |80.9 | |76.9 |

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 21 January 2002 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 | | |UK pence per | | |

| | |per litre | | |litre | | |

|Country |Currency |Leaded |Unleaded |Diesel |Leaded |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euro |- |0.82 |0.73 |- |50.27 |44.75 |

|Belgium |Euro |- |0.93 |0.73 |- |57.01 |44.75 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |- |28.70 |24.60 |- |58.94 |50.52 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |- |7.87 |6.56 |- |66.86 |55.73 |

|Finland |Euro |- |1.04 |0.80 |- |63.76 |49.04 |

|France |Euro |- |0.95 |0.74 |- |58.24 |45.36 |

|Germany |Euro |- |0.94 |0.77 |- |57.63 |47.20 |

|Greece |Euro |- |0.71 |0.65 |- |43.52 |39.85 |

|Netherlands |Euro |- |1.10 |0.77 |- |67.44 |47.20 |

|Hungary |Forint |- |199.50 |193.00 |- |55.24 |53.44 |

|Ireland |Euro |1.02 |0.81 |0.75 |62.27 |49.74 |46.08 |

|Italy |Euro |- |1.00 |0.84 |- |61.30 |51.50 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |- |0.74 |0.60 |- |45.36 |36.78 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |- |8.77 |8.29 |- |69.94 |66.11 |

|Poland |Zloty |- |3.19 |2.64 |- |59.68 |49.39 |

|Portugal |Euro |- |0.86 |0.65 |- |52.72 |39.85 |

|Spain |Euro |- |0.77 |0.68 |- |47.20 |41.69 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |- |8.82 |8.33 |- |60.33 |56.98 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |- |1.27 |1.34 |- |54.48 |57.48 |

|United States of America |US Dollars | |.29 |.32 |- |21.33 |23.14 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - FEBRUARY 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets stayed approximately the same as last month. At garages Higher Octane stayed the same as last month, Unleaded rose by |

|0.2p per litre Diesel fell by 0.1p per litre At Supermarkets Higher Octane fell by 0.2p per litre, Unleaded fell by 0.1p per litre, Diesel fell by 0.2p|

|per litre. |

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|The national average price for LGP is 35.88p per litre. |

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

|Garages |Higher Octane Unleaded| |Unleaded 95 octane | |Diesel | |

| |petrol (incl Lead | | | | | |

| |Replacement Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |81.4 |(370.1) |72.7 |(330.5) |76.7 |(348.7) |

|Scotland |76.6 |(348.2) |70.3 |(319.6) |74.8 |(340.0) |

|Scotland - remote areas |77.7 |(353.2) |76.3 |(346.9) |79.8 |(362.8) |

|Wales |77.0 |(350.0) |71.1 |(323.2) |75.5 |(343.2) |

|Northern England |76.3 |(346.9) |71.0 |(322.8) |74.6 |(339.1) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |76.7 |(348.7) |71.0 |(322.8) |74.9 |(340.5) |

|Southern England |77.0 |(350.0) |71.2 |(323.7) |75.2 |(341.9) |

|UK AVERAGE* |77.5 |352.3) |71.2 |(323.7) |75.3 |(342.3) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |74.4 | |79.2 | |75.8 |

|*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| |Unleaded 95 Octane | |Diesel | |

| |(incl LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |75.2 |(341.9) |69.4 |(315.5) |73.8 |(335.5) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |76.2 | |80.9 | |77.0 |

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 February 2002 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.

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|Country |Currency |Leaded |Unleaded |Diesel |Leaded |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euros |- |0.82 |0.70 |- |50.11 |42.78 |

|Belgium |Euros |- |0.93 |0.73 |- |56.83 |44.61 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |- |23.90 |20.90 |- |48.71 |42.59 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |- |7.79 |6.52 |- |65.96 |55.21 |

|Finland |Euros |- |1.04 |0.80 |- |63.56 |48.89 |

|France |Euros |- |0.96 |0.74 |- |58.67 |45.22 |

|Germany |Euros |- |0.94 |0.81 |- |57.45 |49.50 |

|Greece |Euros |- |0.71 |0.65 |- |43.39 |39.72 |

|Netherlands |Euros |- |1.10 |0.77 |- |67.22 |47.06 |

|Hungary |Forint |- |199.50 |193.00 |- |55.01 |53.22 |

|Ireland |Euros |1.02 |0.81 |0.75 |62.33 |49.50 |45.83 |

|Italy |Euros |- |0.99 |0.82 |- |60.50 |50.11 |

|Luxembourg |Euros |- |0.74 |0.60 |- |45.22 |36.67 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |- |8.72 |8.17 |- |70.55 |66.10 |

|Poland |Zloty |- |3.19 |2.59 |- |59.70 |48.47 |

|Portugal |Euros |- |0.86 |0.65 |- |52.56 |39.72 |

|Spain |Euros |- |0.77 |0.68 |- |47.06 |41.56 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |- |8.82 |8.33 |- |60.08 |56.74 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |- |1.24 |1.31 |- |52.73 |55.71 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |- |0.29 |0.32 |- |20.73 |22.87 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - MARCH 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets rose slightly this month. At garages Higher Octane rose by 0.6p per litre (2.7p per gallon), Unleaded by |

|2.1p per litre (9p per gallon), Diesel by 0.6p per litre (2.7p per gallon). At Supermarkets Higher Octane rose by 0.7p per litre (3.1p per gallon), |

|Unleaded by 1.6p per litre (7.3p per gallon), and Diesel by 0.5p per litre (2.3p per gallon). |

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

|Garages |Higher Octane | |Unleaded 95 | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded petrol | |octane | | | |

| |(incl Lead | | | | | |

| |Replacement | | | | | |

| |Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |81.2 |(369.1) |74.3 |(337.8) |76.9 |(349.6) |

|Scotland |77.5 |(352.3) |72.8 |(331.0) |75.3 |(342.3) |

|Scotland - remote areas |78.2 |(355.5) |77.8 |(353.7) |80.1 |(364.1) |

|Wales |78.0 |(354.6) |72.7 |(330.5) |76.0 |(345.5) |

|Northern England |77.3 |(351.4) |73.7 |(335.0) |75.8 |(344.6) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |77.2 |(351.0) |72.9 |(331.4) |75.7 |(344.1) |

|Southern England |77.3 |(351.4) |73.3 |(333.2) |75.8 |(344.6) |

|UK AVERAGE* |78.1 |(355.0) |73.3 |(333.2) |75.9 |(345.0) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |74.0 | |77.4 | |75.3 |

|*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 95 | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded (incl | |Octane | | | |

| |LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |75.9 |(345.0) |71.0 |(322.8) |74.3 |(337.8) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |75.7 | |79.5 | |76.6 |

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 March 2002 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.

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|Country |Currency |Unleaded |Diesel |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euro |0.86 |0.73 |52.89 |44.90 |

|Belgium |Euro |1.01 |0.77 |62.12 |47.36 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |22.90 |20.60 |48.03 |43.20 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |8.33 |6.50 |71.08 |55.46 |

|Finland |Euro |1.00 |0.78 |61.50 |47.97 |

|France |Euro |0.96 |0.74 |59.04 |45.51 |

|Germany |Euro |1.04 |0.83 |63.96 |51.05 |

|Greece |Euro |0.71 |0.65 |43.67 |39.98 |

|Netherlands |Euro |1.15 |0.80 |70.73 |49.20 |

|Hungary |Forint |205.50 |193.00 |56.71 |53.26 |

|Ireland |Euro |0.81 |0.75 |49.82 |46.13 |

|Italy |Euro |1.04 |0.86 |63.96 |52.89 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |0.77 |0.63 |47.36 |38.75 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |9.19 |8.40 |75.45 |68.97 |

|Poland |Zloty |3.29 |2.64 |62.39 |50.06 |

|Portugal |Euro |0.86 |0.65 |52.89 |39.98 |

|Spain |Euro |0.81 |0.70 |49.82 |43.05 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |9.11 |8.33 |63.84 |58.37 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Franc |1.31 |1.36 |56.63 |58.79 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |0.34 |0.35 |24.44 |25.16 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - APRIL 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets rose again this month. At garages Higher Octane rose by 1.4p per litre (6.4p per gallon), Unleaded by 2.5p per litre |

|(11.3p per gallon), Diesel by 1.4p per litre (6.4p per gallon). At supermarkets Higher Octane rose by 1.2p per litre (5.5p per gallon), Unleaded by 3.8p |

|per litre (17.2p per gallon), Diesel by 1.8p per litre (18.2p per gallon). |

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

|Garages |Higher Octane | |Unleaded 95 octane| |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded petrol | | | | | |

| |(incl Lead | | | | | |

| |Replacement | | | | | |

| |Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |82.0 |(372.8) |75.6 |(343.7) |77.8 |(353.7) |

|Scotland |78.6 |(357.3) |75.4 |(342.8) |76.7 |(348.7) |

|Scotland - remote areas |78.7 |(357.8) |79.3 |(360.5) |81.0 |(368.2) |

|Wales |79.4 |(361.0) |75.8 |(344.6) |77.3 |(351.4) |

|Northern England |79.0 |(359.1) |76.3 |(346.9) |77.2 |(351.0) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |79.5 |(361.4) |75.7 |(344.1) |77.3 |(351.4) |

|Southern England |78.7 |(357.8) |75.7 |(344.1) |77.5 |(352.3) |

|UK AVERAGE* |79.5 |(361.6) |75.8 |(344.4) |77.3 |(351.4) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |72.9 | |75.4 | |74.2 |

|*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 95 Octane| |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded (incl | | | | | |

| |LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |77.1 |(350.5) |74.8 |(340.0) |76.1 |(346.0) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |74.7 | |76.2 | |75.1 |

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 22 April 2002 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.

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|Country |Currency | |Unleaded |Diesel | |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euro | |0.86 |0.73 | |54.58 |46.33 |

|Belgium |Euro | |1.01 |0.77 | |64.09 |48.86 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna | |22.90 |20.60 | |49.70 |44.70 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone | |8.33 |6.50 | |70.59 |55.08 |

|Finland |Euro | |1.00 |0.78 | |63.46 |49.50 |

|France |Euro | |0.98 |0.75 | |62.19 |47.59 |

|Germany |Euro | |1.04 |0.83 | |66.00 |52.67 |

|Greece |Euro | |0.71 |0.65 | |45.06 |41.25 |

|Netherlands |Euro | |1.19 |0.81 | |75.52 |51.40 |

|Hungary |Forint | |205.50 |193.00 | |57.23 |53.75 |

|Ireland |Euro | |0.86 |0.78 | |54.58 |49.50 |

|Italy |Euro | |1.06 |0.87 | |67.27 |55.21 |

|Luxembourg |Euro | |0.82 |0.65 | |52.04 |41.25 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone | |9.39 |8.40 | |77.86 |69.65 |

|Poland |Zloty | |3.39 |2.68 | |64.59 |51.07 |

|Portugal |Euro | |0.89 |0.65 | |56.48 |41.25 |

|Spain |Euro | |0.84 |0.72 | |53.31 |45.69 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona | |9.67 |8.56 | |61.36 |54.32 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs | |1.34 |1.36 | |57.53 |58.39 |

|United States of America |US Dollars | |0.37 |0.36 | |26.17 |25.46 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - MAY 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets varied little from last month. At garages Higher Octane fell by 0.1p per litre (0.5p per gallon), |

|Unleaded by 0.3p per litre (1.3p per gallon), and Diesel by 0.5p per litre (2.3p per gallon). At supermarkets Higher Octane fell by |

|0.6p per litre (2.7p per gallon), Unleaded by 0.6p per litre (2.7p per gallon), and Diesel by 0.7p per litre (3.2p per gallon). |

The national average price for LPG is 36.47p per litre.

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

|Garages |Higher Octane | |Unleaded 95 octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded petrol | | | | | |

| |(incl Lead | | | | | |

| |Replacement | | | | | |

| |Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |81.5 |(370.5) |75.5 |(343.2) |77.1 |(350.5) |

|Scotland |78.5 |(356.9) |74.5 |(338.7) |75.7 |(344.1) |

|Scotland - remote areas |79.2 |(360.1) |79.5 |(361.4) |80.9 |(367.8) |

|Wales |79.2 |(360.1) |75.6 |(343.7) |77.1 |(350.5) |

|Northern England |79.1 |(359.6) |76.1 |(346.0) |76.4 |(347.3) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |79.4 |(361.0) |75.7 |(344.1) |76.8 |(349.1) |

|Southern England |78.8 |(358.2) |75.7 |(344.1) |77.4 |(351.9) |

|UK AVERAGE* |79.4 |(361.1) |75.5 |(343.1) |76.8 |(349.1) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |73.0 | |75.6 | |74.6 |

|*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 95 Octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded (incl | | | | | |

| |LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |76.5 |(347.8) |74.2 |(337.3) |75.4 |(342.8) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |75.2 | |76.7 | |75.6 |

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 May 2002 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.

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|Country |Currency |Unleaded |Diesel |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euro |0.90 |0.74 |56.76 |46.67 |

|Belgium |Euro |1.03 |0.77 |64.96 |48.56 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |22.90 |20.60 |50.20 |45.16 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |8.35 |6.84 |72.55 |59.43 |

|Finland |Euro |1.07 |0.80 |67.48 |50.45 |

|France |Euro |1.04 |0.78 |65.59 |49.19 |

|Germany |Euro |1.07 |0.84 |67.48 |52.98 |

|Greece |Euro |0.71 |0.65 |44.78 |40.99 |

|Netherlands |Euro |1.17 |0.79 |73.79 |49.82 |

|Hungary |Forint |205.50 |193.00 |57.78 |54.26 |

|Ireland |Euro |0.91 |0.80 |57.39 |50.45 |

|Italy |Euro |1.06 |0.86 |66.85 |54.24 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |0.79 |0.63 |49.82 |39.73 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |9.27 |8.40 |79.43 |71.98 |

|Poland |Zloty |3.35 |2.69 |62.21 |49.95 |

|Portugal |Euro |0.89 |0.65 |56.13 |40.99 |

|Spain |Euro |0.84 |0.71 |52.98 |44.78 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |9.67 |8.56 |67.62 |59.86 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |1.33 |1.35 |59.05 |59.94 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |0.37 |0.36 |25.91 |25.21 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - JUNE 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets varied little from last month. At garages, Higher Octane fell by 0.5p per litre (2.2p per gallon), |

|Unleaded by 0.6p per litre (2.7p per gallon), Diesel by 0.5p per litre (2.2p per gallon). At supermarkets, Higher Octane fell by 0.8p per |

|litre (3.6p per gallon), Unleaded by 1p per litre (4.5p per gallon), Diesel by 1p per litre (4.5p per gallon). |

The national average price for LPG is 36.71p per litre.

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

|Garages |Higher Octane | |Unleaded 95 octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded petrol | | | | | |

| |(incl Lead | | | | | |

| |Replacement | | | | | |

| |Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |80.9 |(367.8) |76.0 |(345.5) |77.8 |(353.7) |

|Scotland |77.3 |(351.4) |73.4 |(333.7) |74.9 |(340.5) |

|Scotland - remote areas |78.7 |(357.8) |79.5 |(361.4) |80.7 |(366.9) |

|Wales |78.9 |(358.7) |74.9 |(340.5)) |76.2 |(346.4) |

|Northern England |78.7 |(357.8) |74.8 |(340.0) |75.8 |(344.6) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |79.1 |(359.6) |75.1 |(341.4) |76.1 |(346.0) |

|Southern England |78.7 |(357.8) |75.3 |(342.3) |76.8 |(349.1) |

|UK AVERAGE* |78.9 |(358.9) |74.9 |(340.4) |76.3 |(346.9) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |73.3 | |76.1 | |75.0 |

|*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 95 Octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded | | | | | |

| |(incl LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |75.7 |(344.2) |73.2 |(332.8) |74.4 |(338.3) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |75.8 | |77.5 | |76.5 |

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 June 2002 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.

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|Country |Currency |Unleaded |Diesel |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euro |0.83 |0.69 |53.61 |44.57 |

|Belgium |Euro |1.00 |0.75 |64.60 |48.45 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |22.90 |20.60 |51.41 |46.25 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |8.16 |6.67 |72.34 |59.13 |

|Finland |Euro |1.12 |0.79 |72.35 |51.03 |

|France |Euro |1.00 |0.76 |64.60 |49.09 |

|Germany |Euro |1.05 |0.82 |67.83 |52.97 |

|Greece |Euro |0.71 |0.65 |45.86 |41.99 |

|Netherlands |Euro |1.14 |0.77 |73.64 |49.74 |

|Hungary |Forint |205.50 |193.00 |59.41 |55.80 |

|Ireland |Euro |0.91 |0.80 |58.78 |51.68 |

|Italy |Euro |1.06 |0.85 |68.47 |54.91 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |0.77 |0.63 |49.74 |40.70 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |9.27 |8.40 |83.06 |75.27 |

|Poland |Zloty |3.31 |2.61 |61.30 |48.33 |

|Portugal |Euro |0.94 |0.69 |60.72 |44.57 |

|Spain |Euro |0.81 |0.68 |52.32 |43.93 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |9.67 |8.56 |70.17 |62.12 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |1.29 |1.31 |57.83 |58.73 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |0.37 |0.36 |25.38 |24.70 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - JULY 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets varied little from last month. At garages, Higher Octane rose by 0.3p per litre ( 1.3p per gallon), Unleaded fell by |

|0.3p per litre (1.3p per gallon), Diesel fell by 0.2p per litre (1p per gallon). At supermarkets Higher Octane stayed the |

|same as last month, Unleaded fell by 0.2p per litre (1p per gallon), Diesel by 0.2p per litre (1p per gallon). |

The national average price for LPG is 36.71p per litre.

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

|Garages |Higher Octane | |Unleaded 95 octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded petrol | | | | | |

| |(incl Lead | | | | | |

| |Replacement Petrol)| | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |81.3 |(369.6) |75.7 |(344.1) |77.5 |(352.3) |

|Scotland |77.1 |(350.5) |72.9 |(331.4) |74.7 |(339.6) |

|Scotland - remote areas |78.4 |(356.4) |78.6 |(357.3) |79.7 |(362.3) |

|Wales |80.4 |(365.5) |74.9 |(340.5) |76.5 |(347.8) |

|Northern England |79.0 |(359.1) |74.5 |(338.7) |75.6 |(343.7) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |78.6 |(357.3) |74.4 |(338.2) |75.7 |(344.1) |

|Southern England |78.6 |(357.3) |75.2 |(341.9) |76.3 |(346.9) |

|UK AVERAGE* |79.2 |(360.2) |74.6 |(339.1) |76.1 |(345.9) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |73.1 | |76.3 | |75.2 |

|*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 95 Octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded | | | | | |

| |(incl LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |75.7 |(344.1) |73.0 |(331.8) |74.2 |(337.3) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |75.8 | |77.7 | |76.6 |

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 22 July 2002 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.

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|Country |Currency |Unleaded |Diesel |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euro |0.89 |0.72 |56.33 |45.57 |

|Belgium |Euro |1.01 |0.75 |63.93 |47.47 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |22.90 |20.60 |51.97 |46.75 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |8.29 |6.77 |73.30 |59.86 |

|Finland |Euro |1.12 |0.79 |70.89 |50.00 |

|France |Euro |1.00 |0.76 |63.29 |48.10 |

|Germany |Euro |1.03 |0.81 |65.19 |51.27 |

|Greece |Euro |0.71 |0.65 |44.94 |41.14 |

|Netherlands |Euro |1.15 |0.78 |72.79 |49.37 |

|Hungary |Forint |226.50 |199.00 |65.02 |57.13 |

|Ireland |Euro |0.79 |0.89 |50.00 |56.64 |

|Italy |Euro |1.05 |0.84 |66.46 |53.17 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |0.77 |0.63 |48.74 |39.88 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |8.57 |8.30 |75.51 |73.13 |

|Poland |Zloty |3.35 |2.68 |58.64 |46.91 |

|Portugal |Euro |0.94 |0.69 |59.50 |43.67 |

|Spain |Euro |0.82 |0.68 |51.90 |43.04 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |9.67 |8.56 |67.20 |59.49 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |1.32 |1.34 |59.49 |60.39 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |0.37 |0.36 |24.03 |23.38 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - AUGUST 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets varied only slightly from last month. At garages, Higher Octane fell by 0.2p per litre (1p per gallon),Unleaded rose |

|by 0.2p per litre (1p per gallon), Diesel fell by 0.1p per litre (0.4p per gallon). At supermarkets Higher Octane |

|rose by 0.2p per litre (1p per gallon), Unleaded by 0.2p per litre (1p per gallon), Diesel by 0.1p per litre (0.4p per gallon). |

The national average price for LPG is 36.21p per litre.

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

|Garages |Higher Octane | |Unleaded 95 octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded petrol | | | | | |

| |(incl Lead | | | | | |

| |Replacement Petrol)| | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |81.7 |(371.4) |75.8 |(344.6) |77.4 |(351.9) |

|Scotland |77.4 |(351.9) |73.3 |(333.2) |74.8 |(340.0) |

|Scotland - remote areas |78.6 |(357.3) |78.7 |(357.8) |79.7 |(362.3) |

|Wales |78.7 |(357.8) |74.9 |(340.5) |76.2 |(346.4) |

|Northern England |79.0 |(359.1) |74.8 |(340.0) |75.5 |(343.2) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |78.4 |(356.4) |74.6 |(339.1) |75.8 |(344.6) |

|Southern England |78.7 |(357.8) |75.3 |(342.3) |76.3 |(346.9) |

|UK AVERAGE* |79.0 |(359.2) |74.8 |(340.1) |76.0 |(345.5) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |73.3 | |76.2 | |75.2 |

|*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 95 Octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded | | | | | |

| |(incl LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |75.9 |(345.1) |73.2 |(332.8) |74.3 |(337.7) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |75.7 | |77.5 | |76.5 |

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 August 2002 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 | | |UK pence per | | |

| | |Currency per | | |litre | | |

| | |litre | | | | | |

|Country |Currency |Unleaded |Diesel |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euros |0.88 |0.71 |56.27 |45.40 |

|Belgium |Euro |1.02 |0.75 |65.22 |47.95 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |22.90 |20.60 |50.82 |45.72 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |8.37 |6.81 |74.01 |60.21 |

|Finland |Euro |1.12 |0.79 |71.61 |50.51 |

|France |Euro |1.00 |0.76 |63.94 |48.59 |

|Germany |Euro |1.05 |0.82 |67.14 |52.43 |

|Greece |Euro |0.77 |0.67 |49.23 |42.84 |

|Netherlands |Euro |1.15 |0.78 |73.53 |49.87 |

|Hungary |Forint |226.50 |199.99 |64.39 |56.86 |

|Ireland |Euro |0.89 |0.79 |56.91 |50.51 |

|Italy |Euro |1.05 |0.84 |67.14 |53.71 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |0.79 |0.62 |50.51 |39.64 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |8.57 |8.30 |76.45 |74.04 |

|Poland |Zloty |3.39 |2.69 |59.42 |47.15 |

|Portugal |Euro |0.94 |0.69 |60.10 |44.12 |

|Spain |Euro |0.82 |0.69 |52.43 |44.12 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |9.36 |8.27 |66.76 |58.99 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |1.30 |1.32 |58.13 |59.03 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |0.37 |0.36 |24.81 |24.14 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets rose this month. At garages Higher Octane rose by 0.3p per litre (1.4p per gallon) Unleaded by |

|0.8p per litre (3.6p per gallon), and Diesel by 0.7p per litre (3.1p per gallon). At supermarkets Higher Octane rose by 0.8p per litre |

|(3.6p per gallon), Unleaded by 0.8p er litre (3.6p per gallon), and Diesel by 0.8p per litre (3.6p per gallon). |

The national average price for LPG is 36.73p per litre.

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

|Garages |Higher Octane Unleaded| |Unleaded 95 octane | |Diesel | |

| |petrol | | | | | |

| |(incl Lead Replacement| | | | | |

| |Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |81.2 |(369.1) |76.7 |(348.7) |78.0 |(354.6) |

|Scotland |77.2 |(351.0) |74.1 |(336.9) |75.3 |(342.3) |

|Scotland - remote areas |79.2 |(360.1) |80.2 |(364.6) |80.9 |(367.8) |

|Wales |79.3 |(360.5) |75.7 |(344.1) |76.8 |(349.1) |

|Northern England |80.2 |(364.6) |75.7 |(344.1) |76.2 |(346.4) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |78.9 |(358.7) |75.2 |(341.9) |76.8 |(349.1) |

|Southern England |79.1 |(359.6) |76.1 |(346.0) |77.0 |(350.0) |

|UK AVERAGE* |79.3 |(360.6) |75.6 |(343.7) |76.7 |(348.6) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |73.0 | |75.5 | |74.6 |

|*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| |Unleaded 95 Octane | |Diesel | |

| |(incl LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |76.7 |(348.7) |74.0 |(336.4) |75.1 |(341.3) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |75.0 | |76.8 | |75.9 |

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 September 2002 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 | | |UK pence per | | |

| | |per litre | | |litre | | |

|Country |Currency |Unleaded |Diesel |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euro |0.84 |0.72 |52.69 |45.17 |

|Belgium |Euro |1.02 |0.75 |63.98 |47.05 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |22.90 |20.60 |51.41 |46.25 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |8.39 |6.95 |73.34 |60.75 |

|Finland |Euro |1.12 |0.79 |70.26 |49.56 |

|France |Euro |1.00 |0.76 |62.73 |47.67 |

|Germany |Euro |1.05 |0.82 |65.87 |51.44 |

|Greece |Euro |0.77 |0.67 |48.30 |42.03 |

|Netherlands |Euro |1.18 |0.80 |74.02 |50.18 |

|Hungary |Forint |226.50 |199.00 |64.56 |56.72 |

|Ireland |Euro |0.89 |0.79 |55.83 |49.56 |

|Italy |Euro |1.05 |0.85 |65.87 |53.32 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |0.79 |0.64 |49.56 |40.15 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |8.57 |8.30 |75.91 |73.52 |

|Poland |Zloty |3.45 |2.77 |59.69 |47.93 |

|Portugal |Euro |0.94 |0.69 |58.97 |43.28 |

|Spain |Euro |0.83 |0.70 |52.07 |43.91 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |9.51 |8.60 |67.88 |61.38 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |1.33 |1.35 |58.94 |59.83 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |0.38 |0.39 |25.03 |25.69 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - OCTOBER 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets varied very little from last month. At garages Higher Octane rose by 0.5p per litre (2.2p per gallon), Unleaded stayed|

|exactly the same and Diesel fell by 0.1p per litre (0.4p per gallon) At supermarkets Higher Octane fell by 0.5p per litre (2.3p per gallon), Unleaded by |

|0.3p per litre (1.4p per gallon), and Diesel by 0.2p per litre (0.9p per gallon). |

The national average price for LPG is 36.48p per litre.

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

|Garages |Higher Octane | |Unleaded 95 octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded petrol | | | | | |

| |(incl Lead | | | | | |

| |Replacement | | | | | |

| |Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |82.1 |(373.2) |77.1 |(350.5) |78.2 |(355.5) |

|Scotland |78.2 |(355.5) |74.0 |(336.4) |75.3 |(342.3) |

|Scotland - remote areas |79.2 |(360.1) |80.2 |(364.6) |80.9 |(367.8) |

|Wales |79.7 |(362.3) |75.6 |(343.7) |76.8 |(349.1) |

|Northern England |80.2 |(364.6) |75.7 |(344.1) |75.9 |(345.0) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |79.3 | |75.4 |(342.8) |76.5 |(347.8) |

|Southern England |79.2 |(360.1) |76.0 |(345.5) |76.9 |(349.6) |

|UK AVERAGE* |79.8 |(362.8) |75.6 |(343.7) |76.6 |(348.2) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |72.7 | |75.5 | |74.7 |

|*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 95 Octane | |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded (incl | | | | | |

| |LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |76.2 |(346.4) |73.7 |(335.0) |74.9 |(340.4) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |75.4 | |77.1 | |76.1 |

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 21 October 2002 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 | | |UK pence per | | |

| | |per litre | | |litre | | |

|Country |Currency |Unleaded |Diesel |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euro |0.90 |0.73 |58.40 |47.37 |

|Belgium |Euro |1.05 |0.78 |68.13 |50.61 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |27.72 |24.45 |61.00 |53.81 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |8.34 |7.05 |72.33 |61.14 |

|Finland |Euro |1.12 |0.79 |72.67 |51.26 |

|France |Euro |1.05 |0.81 |68.13 |52.56 |

|Germany |Euro |1.07 |0.85 |69.43 |55.15 |

|Greece |Euro |0.77 |0.67 |49.96 |43.47 |

|Netherlands |Euro |1.15 |0.82 |74.62 |53.21 |

|Hungary |Forint |237.50 |210.00 |67.27 |59.48 |

|Ireland |Euro |0.90 |0.79 |58.40 |51.25 |

|Italy |Euro |1.07 |0.88 |69.43 |57.10 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |0.79 |0.68 |51.26 |44.12 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |8.90 |8.50 |77.53 |74.04 |

|Poland |Zloty |3.49 |2.81 |60.58 |48.78 |

|Portugal |Euro |0.94 |0.69 |60.99 |44.77 |

|Spain |Euro |0.84 |0.72 |54.50 |46.72 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |9.51 |8.60 |67.49 |61.04 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |1.33 |1.35 |58.28 |59.16 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |0.39 |0.40 |25.78 |26.44 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - NOVEMBER 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets varied very little from last month. At garages Higher Octane stayed exactly the same as last month, Unleaded fell by |

|0.5p per litre (2.5p per gallon), and Diesel fell by 0.4p per litre (1.8p per gallon). At supermarkets Higher Octane stayed the same as last month, |

|Unleaded fell by 0.6p per litre (2.7p per gallon), and Diesel fell by 0.6p per litre (2.7p per gallon). |

The national average price for LPG is 36.57p per litre.

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

|Garages |Higher Octane Unleaded| |Unleaded 95 octane | |Diesel | |

| |petrol | | | | | |

| |(incl Lead Replacement| | | | | |

| |Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |81.9 |(372.3) |76.7 |(348.7) |78.1 |(355.0) |

|Scotland |78.2 |(355.5) |73.3 |(333.2) |74.8 |(340.0) |

|Scotland - remote areas |81.9 |(372.3) |80.2 |(364.6) |81.1 |(368.7) |

|Wales |79.9 |(363.2) |75.0 |(341.0) |76.5 |(347.8) |

|Northern England |80.2 |(364.6) |75.1 |(341.4) |75.4 |(342.8) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |79.1 |(359.6) |74.9 |(340.5) |76.1 |(346.0) |

|Southern England |79.3 |(360.5) |75.3 |(342.3) |76.3 |(346.9) |

|UK AVERAGE* |79.8 |(362.6) |75.1 |(341.2) |76.2 |(346.4) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |72.7 | |76.0 | |75.0 |

|*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| |Unleaded 95 Octane | |Diesel | |

| |(incl LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres | |

| | | | | | |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |76.2 |(346.4) |73.1 |(332.3) |74.3 |(337.7) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |75.4 | |77.6 | |76.6 |

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 November 2002 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 |0.88 |0.73 |56.25 |46.67 |

|Belgium |Euro |1.01 |0.76 |64.56 |48.58 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |27.72 |24.45 |61.26 |54.03 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |7.96 |6.67 |69.82 |58.51 |

|Finland |Euro |1.11 |0.79 |70.96 |50.50 |

|France |Euro |1.04 |0.79 |66.48 |50.50 |

|Germany |Euro |1.07 |0.85 |68.40 |54.34 |

|Greece |Euro |0.77 |0.67 |49.22 |42.83 |

|Netherlands |Euro |1.11 |0.77 |70.96 |49.22 |

|Hungary |Forint |237.50 |210.00 |69.57 |61.51 |

|Ireland |Punt |0.90 |0.79 |57.53 |50.50 |

|Italy |Euro |1.07 |0.88 |68.40 |56.25 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |0.75 |0.64 |47.94 |40.91 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |8.90 |8.50 |78.90 |75.35 |

|Poland |Zloty |3.35 |2.72 |60.26 |48.93 |

|Portugal |Euro |0.96 |0.70 |61.37 |44.75 |

|Spain |Euro |0.82 |0.71 |52.42 |45.39 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |9.51 |8.60 |68.07 |61.56 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |1.29 |1.34 |57.18 |59.40 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |0.37 |0.39 |23.99 |25.29 |

FUEL PRICE REPORT - DECEMBER 2002

|Prices at garages and supermarkets varied very little from last month. At garages Higher Octane fell by 0.3p per litre (1.3p per gallon), Unleaded by |

|0.2p per litre (0.9p per gallon), Diesel by 0.1p per litre (0.4p per gallon). At supermarkets Higher Octane rose by 0.3p per litre (1.4p per gallon), |

|Unleaded fell by 0.2p per litre (0.9p per gallon), and Diesel rose by 0.2p per litre (0.9p per gallon). |

The national average price for LPG is 36.90p per litre.

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

|Garages |Higher Octane | |Unleaded 95 octane| |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded petrol | | | | | |

| |(incl Lead | | | | | |

| |Replacement | | | | | |

| |Petrol) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|Northern Ireland |81.0 |(368.2) |76.9 |(349.6) |77.8 |(353.7) |

|Scotland |77.7 |(353.2) |72.9 |(331.4) |74.6 |(339.1) |

|Scotland - remote areas |79.2 |(360.1) |80.1 |(364.1) |81.1 |(368.7) |

|Wales |79.9 |(363.2) |74.9 |(340.5) |76.5 |(347.8) |

|Northern England |79.7 |(362.3) |74.8 |(340.0) |75.2 |(341.9) |

|Midlands and East Anglia |79.4 |(361.0) |74.6 |(339.1) |76.2 |(346.4) |

|Southern England |79.3 |(360.5) |75.3 |(342.3) |76.5 |(347.8) |

|UK AVERAGE* |79.5 |(361.3) |74.9 |(340.3) |76.1 |(346.0) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |72.9 | |76.1 | |75.1 |

|*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 95 Octane| |Diesel | |

| |Unleaded (incl | | | | | |

| |LRP) | | | | | |

| |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |litres |(gallons) |

|SUPERMARKET AVERAGE |76.5 |(347.8) |72.9 |(331.4) |74.5 |(338.7) |

|Per cent taken as Tax | |75.2 | |77.8 | |76.4 |

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 December 2002 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 | | |UK pence per litre | | |

| | |per litre | | | | | |

|Country |Currency |Unleaded |Diesel |Unleaded |Diesel |

|Austria |Euro |0.83 |0.72 |53.51 |46.42 |

|Belgium |Euro |1.01 |0.76 |65.11 |48.99 |

|Czech Republic |Czech Koruna |27.72 |24.45 |60.55 |53.41 |

|Denmark |Danish Krone |8.19 |6.94 |72.54 |61.47 |

|Finland |Euro |1.11 |0.79 |71.56 |50.93 |

|France |Euro |1.04 |0.79 |67.05 |50.93 |

|Germany |Euro |1.07 |0.85 |68.98 |54.80 |

|Greece |Euro |0.77 |0.67 |49.64 |43.19 |

|Netherlands |Euro |1.12 |0.79 |72.20 |50.93 |

|Hungary |Forint |237.50 |210.00 |70.71 |62.52 |

|Ireland |Euro |0.88 |0.80 |56.73 |51.57 |

|Italy |Euro |1.05 |0.86 |67.69 |55.44 |

|Luxembourg |Euro |0.77 |0.64 |49.64 |41.26 |

|Norway |Norwegian Krone |8.90 |8.50 |80.40 |76.78 |

|Poland |Zloty |3.34 |2.73 |59.72 |48.82 |

|Portugal |Euro |0.96 |0.70 |61.89 |45.13 |

|Spain |Euro |0.81 |0.70 |52.22 |45.13 |

|Sweden |Swedish Krona |9.19 |7.80 |66.21 |56.20 |

|Switzerland |Swiss Francs |1.30 |1.36 |58.36 |61.06 |

|United States of America |US Dollars |0.37 |0.39 |23.63 |24.91 |

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