FUEL PRICE REPORT MAY 2007

Although crude oil prices have hung between $65 and $68 per barrel over the past month, petrol prices have continued to rise strongly. Much of this has resulted from a shortage in the US, with gasoline stocks hitting a six-year low at the start of the month. The situation in Nigeria remains unstable and there are concerns about cuts in oil production, following the protests there.

Nationally, Unleaded priceshave risen by 3.1p per litre to 95.9ppl. Diesel prices have also increased, by 1.7ppl to 96.8ppl. The price difference between Unleaded and Diesel has fallen from 2.3ppl in April to 0.9ppl in May.

Walesrecorded the highest price for Unleaded at 96.5ppl followed bythe South West at 96.3ppl. Londonrecorded the lowest price at 95.5ppl. Walesrecorded the highest Diesel prices at 97.3ppl, followed byEast Anglia, the South West and Scotlandat 97.1ppl. The North Weststill has the cheapest Diesel at 96.2ppl.

Supermarket prices for Unleadedalso rose over the month by 3.6ppl to 94.8ppl. The gap between supermarket prices and the UK average for Unleaded has fallen to 1.1ppl (last month the difference was 1.6ppl).

Overseas prices have also risen. The UK has the seventhhighest Unleaded price in Europe.

Garages and Supermarkets / Unleaded 95 Octane / Diesel / Super Unleaded / LPG
litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons) / litres
Northern Ireland / 96.2 / 437.3 / 97 / 441.0 / 101.6 / 461.9 / 48.5
Scotland / 95.8 / 435.5 / 97.1 / 441.4 / 102.4 / 465.5 / 45.8
Wales / 96.5 / 438.7 / 97.3 / 442.3 / 100.9 / 458.7 / 44.7
North / 95.8 / 435.5 / 96.7 / 439.6 / 102.7 / 466.9 / 45.4
North West / 95.6 / 434.6 / 96.2 / 437.3 / 102.2 / 464.6 / 44.3
Yorkshire & Humberside / 95.7 / 435.1 / 96.4 / 438.2 / 101.8 / 462.8 / 44.3
West Midlands / 96 / 436.4 / 96.9 / 440.5 / 102.5 / 466.0 / 47.1
East Midlands / 95.7 / 435.1 / 96.8 / 440.1 / 102 / 463.7 / 47.5
East Anglia / 96.2 / 437.3 / 97.1 / 441.4 / 102.8 / 467.3 / 46
South East / 96 / 436.4 / 96.8 / 440.1 / 102.1 / 464.2 / 47.3
South West / 96.3 / 437.8 / 97.1 / 441.4 / 102 / 463.7 / 46.9
London / 95.5 / 434.2 / 96.7 / 439.6 / 102 / 463.7 / 47.1
UK AVERAGE / 95.9 / 436.0 / 96.8 / 440.1 / 102.1 / 464.2 / 46.2
Per cent taken as Tax / 65.3 / 64.8 / 62.2
Supermarkets / Unleaded 95 Octane / Diesel / Super unleaded / LPG
litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons) / litres / (gallons) / litres
SUPERMARKET AVERAGE / 94.8 / 431.0 / 95.3 / 433.2 / 98.6 / 448.2 / 43.3
Per cent taken as Tax / 65.9 / 65.6 / 63.9

The AA Public Affairs Fuel Price Report uses data sourced from Catalist Ltd & Arval (

They are an average of mid-month prices from the respective regions.

OVERSEAS PRICE COMPARISONS

Using currency exchange rates as at 15 Mayquoted in local currency and UK pence equivalent.

Source of overseas price comparisons: European prices - European Road Information Centre (Geneva), and based on figures as at 15 May 2007. USA prices - Energy Information Administration, US Dept. of Energy – as at 14 May 2007.

EUROPEAN FUEL PRICES

Local Currency per litre / UK pence per litre
Country / Currency / Unleaded / Diesel / Unleaded / Diesel
Austria / Euro / 1.12 / 1.00 / 80.15 / 71.53
Belgium / Euro / 1.41 / 1.07 / 101.48 / 76.49
CzechRepublic / Czech Koruna / 29.20 / 27.40 / 77.43 / 72.66
Denmark / Danish Krone / 10.45 / 8.65 / 100.53 / 83.22
Finland / Euro / 1.34 / 0.98 / 96.31 / 70.31
France / Euro / 1.31 / 1.06 / 85.50 / 76.27
Germany / Euro / 1.36 / 1.12 / 97.39 / 80.58
Greece / Euro / 1.04 / 0.96 / 74.83 / 69.09
Netherlands / Euro / 1.51 / 1.07 / 108.66 / 76.77
Hungary / Forint / 278.20 / 254.00 / 84.65 / 77.28
Ireland / Euro / 1.11 / 1.07 / 79.79 / 76.70
Italy / Euro / 1.31 / 1.19 / 94.15 / 85.25
Luxembourg / Euro / 1.16 / 0.91 / 83.24 / 65.28
Estonia / Kroons / 13.20 / 12.90 / 57.73 / 56.42
Norway / Norwegian Krone / 11.60 / 10.70 / 101.69 / 93.80
Latvia / Lats / 0.65 / 0.63 / 71.77 / 68.70
Lithuania / Litas / 3.34 / 3.04 / 73.60 / 66.99
Poland / Zloty / 4.28 / 3.68 / 76.14 / 65.47
Slovakia / Koroan / 37.92 / 36.63 / 85.93 / 83.01
Slovenia / Euro / 1.10 / 0.96 / 78.78 / 69.02
Portugal / Euro / 1.32 / 1.06 / 95.09 / 75.91
Spain / Euro / 1.08 / 0.96 / 77.64 / 68.87
Sweden / Swedish Krona / 12.09 / 10.49 / 94.31 / 81.83
Switzerland / Swiss Francs / 1.74 / 1.74 / 75.57 / 75.57
United States of America / US Dollars / 0.82 / 0.73 / 43.53 / 38.89

Note: We receive international prices to 3 decimal places and calculate the UK pence per litre on that price. Therefore, some countries will show the same price in their local currency to 2 decimal places, but the UK pence price could be slightly different