London Telegraph
May 15, 2013
MPs and energy experts have raised fears motorists have been “taken
for a very expensive ride”, after officials searched the offices of BP
and Shell for evidence of price-rigging.
The companies are suspected of distorting the oil price since 2002,
meaning drivers have potentially been ripped off for more than 10 years.
Over that time, petrol prices have risen dramatically by more than 80 per cent to around 135p per litre.
European investigators, who raided the London offices of BP and
Shell, said the alleged price-rigging could have had a “huge impact” on
the cost of oil, including the price of fuel for consumers.
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