Call on petrol retailers to cut prices

PETROL retailers came under fire yesterday for failing to pass on the benefits of falling oil prices to customers.

Deputy Government chief whip Billy Kelleher called on oil companies to cut the price of petrol after world oil prices continued their retreat from record highs which they had reached earlier this month.

Cork North Central TD Mr Kelleher said oil companies had moved quickly to pass on higher prices to motorists and that they should move equally quickly to cut prices.