News and Star readers have shared their views on fuel retailers being urged to cut prices to help out drivers.

The RAC have called on retailers to 'play fair' by reducing the price of a litre of petrol by 6p.

Average pump prices for petrol have risen by 3p per litre since the start of the month, reaching 147.27p despite a recent reduction in wholesale costs.

Here's what you had to say.

Demis Selmes said: "Fuel tax reduction would be better?"

Geoff Little said: "Yeah it's made it more expensive."

Angela Charlton said: "Nope still got to get up and go to work each day, its about £60 a week in fuel. Dread to think how much wagons take daily."

Karen Newbold said: "The difference in prices around the garages is quite drastic in some places at Carlisle Morrison's it's 6p a litre cheaper than Penrith morrisons - how does that work."

Paul Jeffrey said: "Just another government stealth tax, raise fuel price and they get more tax."

Brian Smith said: "A 60p reduction and a government tax reduction would be better."

Nic Barnes said: "No it still costs me £10 for fuel."

Reports suggest that the failure to pass on savings is costing drivers around an extra £3.50 every time they fill up a typical 55-litre family petrol car.

Diesel costs an average of 150.66p per litre, which the RAC believes should come down by 4p.

RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: "In the last few days the wholesale price of petrol has fallen steeply, which means the biggest retailers are in a great position to cut prices and ease the burden being felt by drivers throughout the UK who are paying £80 for a full 55-litre tank.

"As the big four supermarkets are responsible for selling 45% of all the country’s fuel, they are constantly buying new supply so they’re able to pass on the savings to customers straightaway – unlike smaller retailers who tend only to buy in fuel once a fortnight.

"The longer they hold off doing the right thing, the more money they make on every litre they sell and the worse off drivers are."