A councillor working on the NHS frontline has slammed the wide variation in petrol prices at Perth and Kinross pumps.
Blairgowrie and Glens councillor Tom McEwan reckons it could even hamper attempts to limit the spread of the coronavirus as people shop around for cheaper fuel.
He is even calling for fuel duty to be reduced as a “small gesture to support everyone’s hard work.”
Some Perth and Kinross residents are paying at least 18p a litre more than others to fill up their cars in the county.
Cllr McEwan has taken a step back from council duties to focus on his NHS role as an advanced clinical pharmacist.
The SNP member works in Ninewells medical admission unit and medical high dependency unit as its lead pharmacist.
His role supports the huge NHS team effort to treat patients currently diagnosed with or suspected of suffering from COVID-19.
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But driving to and from work, Cllr McEwan has been struck by the dramatic price differences at fuel stations.
He took to Facebook to post photos of four different petrol stations charging varying prices.
It varied from Dundee Asda charging £102.7/litre of petrol to £111.9 at the Shell in Coupar Angus and £112.9 at the Jet in Blairgowrie.
One person responded saying they had found a difference of 18p per litre for petrol between Pitlochry and Perth. Another source told us it was even dearer to fill up your car seven miles up the road from Pitlochry, in Blair Atholl.
Cllr McEwan said: “To support the work and activities of key workers I think it is important for petrol prices to be set evenly across both city and rural settings.
“Travelling around to get the best price is not what we want people to do right now and we want to ensure that those going the extra mile to help others can do so without added pressure to their household bills.
“I would even go as far to say that during the next three months fuel duty should be reduced and passed on to customers as a small gesture to support everyone’s hard work.”
