Buy photos » Harriett Baldwin - Conservative
PERSHORE MP Harriett Baldwin has called on Vale petrol companies to keep prices under control as pump charges reach record highs.
Fuel prices at some stations in the Vale have shot up to nearly £1.50 a litre for diesel after shortages occurred last week as motorists queued up fearing a tank strike was on the cards.
Ms Baldwin has referred the issue to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in recent months and is keeping a close eye on pump prices as supply concerns ease.
"I would be very angry if petrol companies have used this situation as an excuse to lift prices and keep them high," she said.
"As supply levels are back to normal, I hope that prices will return to the pre-budget levels and no company starts profiteering. "I will be watching prices over the coming weeks and if necessary, I will repeat my call on the OFT to examine pricing levels across the county."
1 Wychavon welcomes new chairman
2 Woman fined for not cutting hedge
3 Sex offender jailed for attacks on children
POLICE are warning drivers who might be tempted
DISGRACED former Worcestershire County Council leader George Lord
PUPILS at a Vale school got into the
A WHEELCHAIR bound resident has called for more
THE police helicopter circling Leamington town centre this week is ...
DRUMMING up support for charity was the aim of a ...
WATCHES and music equipment was stolen from an Ipsley home ...
HEALTH minister, Dan Poulter MP, has said he is confident ...
