Businesses struggle to profit as fuel prices soar
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| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:33:49 GMT |
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Businesses struggle to profit as fuel prices soarImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The cost of filling up a vehicle has soared as the conflict in the Middle East continued to disrupt global oil suppliesByBea Swallow, West of England and Daisy Bodkin, GloucestershirePublished6 minutes agoBusinesses across the West of England say they are struggling to make a profit as petrol prices soar to nearly £2 per litre.Disruptions around critical shipping lanes like the Strait of Hormuz have tightened global oil supplies amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Retailers facing higher wholesale prices for fuel deliveries are given the choice of passing this increase onto the customer, or forfeiting their profitable margins.Pieter-Jon Allis, owner of Stroud Taxi in Gloucestershire, said he…
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