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Here, you will find the latest news releases from the Consumer Council. If you can't find what you're looking for, use the search function below or contact the Press Office on 028 9067 4807/4813/4816

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• Statement From The Consumer Council On Asda Dropping Prices
  20 October 2008

  Commenting on today’s news that ASDA has again cut the price of petrol and diesel at their stations across Northern Ireland, Eleanor Gill, Chief Executive of the Consumer Council said:

• Consumer Council Calls For Bus And Train Fares To Fall
  17 October 2008

• Asda Sets New Benchmark For Lower Petrol And Diesel Prices
  15 October 2008

  The Consumer Council today welcomed Asda setting a new benchmark by dropping petrol prices to under £1 per litre for the first time in 12 months. It applauded Asda’s policy of providing all its customers with their best price and once again called on Tesco and Sainsburys to follow suit. While this lower price is good news, analysis by the Consumer Council shows that petrol and diesel prices could be even lower at supermarkets and independent filling stations.

• Consumer Council Welcomes Tesco Move To Drop Petrol And Diesel Prices
  10 October 2008

• Is The Price Of Our Diesel A Rip-off?
  10 October 2008

  The Consumer Council is demanding an explanation why consumers are paying so much more for diesel than petrol here. This time last year the average price of a litre of petrol and diesel was almost neck and neck, and now there is a massive 13 pence difference between the two. Consumers need to know why.

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