A litre of petrol in Killarney is 90c. Yet just 70 miles away in Limerick, it’s 110c. Fuel for thought

MOTORISTS are being ripped-off at the pumps with many petrol stations taking advantage of the recent rise in oil prices, the Consumer Association said yesterday.

There was a difference of 20 cent in the price of a litre of unleaded petrol in some garages yesterday, with one Shell garage in Limerick charging motorists €1.09. Another Shell outlet in Killarney was charging 89.9c.

The discrepancy prompted the head of the consumers’ lobby, Dermott Jewell, to urge garages to increase market share by cutting the price to their valued customers.