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Scottish Fuels agree to discuss petrol price row     30/9/11

The top boss of Scottish Fuels has agreed to meet with MP Angus Maneil over the row about extra high petrol prices in the Western Isles.

Sam Chambers who is the chief executive of GB Oils the firm which runs the island fuel wholesalers will travel to Stornoway next Friday.

Angus MacNeil who persuaded Mr Chambers to come to the face-to-face forum and hear of local concerns said: “We need to know what is happening to cause our high prices in fuels, as a near monopoly supplier, I believe that Scottish Fuels are pivotal in reaching an understanding to enable us to lower fuel costs.

“There are three bits of key information we need, price per litre leaving the refinery, price per litre at the various ports of discharge and of course all too painfully, we know the price per litre at the pumps.

“I am pleased that Scottish Fuels have responded to my request last week, for a meeting in Lewis, by having a meeting next week.”

►What would you like to say to Sam Chambers about fuel prices in the Western Isles?

E-mail Hebrides News about how high fuel prices affect you and your family and we’ll pass your views onto the senior boss of Scottish Fuels.  Does it cost you a fortune to buy heating oil? How has the cost of filling up your car gone up in the past year? Does  fuel prices affect the cost of travelling to work? What are the prices at your local filling station? E-mail us on info@hebridesnews.co.uk. We will also publish a selection of readers’ comments.