Are Shell really allowed to charge £1.44 a litre for petrol like they are at the Cobham services? (and £1.54 for diesel)? As of April 11th 2019 - that's what they are charging. How can this be legal?

Why do you think it would be illegal?

A company can charge what they like for most things - why do you think Shell are regulated in some way?

Because they have a monopoly there. It feels wrong. You have no choice at that point. Where is the competition? There isn't any. In the food halls you don't see stupid prices - why? because they have more than one company in there - so they compete and you get a fair price. They should have more than one petrol supplier there - that way you wouldn't have just one ripping everybody off. End of rant.

They aren't a monopoly though - just go elsewhere off the motorway. You do see some stupid prices in the food places...they are usually more than equivalents elsewhere. Not sure you get actual competition either as most of the food places are different from each other...you won't see a McDonalds and a b**** King or a Costa and a Starbucks.

When you go to the petrol station you usually go to do you think there should be abonther next door so they compete with a neighbour?

Going on the motorway - check your tank & fill up before you travel.

Common sense to most people.

Unfortunately, common sense is not very common these days, as many forum members may have noticed. (especially rare in a well known establishment in Westminster).