CARMICHAEL AND SCOTT PRESS OFT ON ISLES FUEL PRICES  

CARMICHAEL AND SCOTT PRESS OFT ON ISLES FUEL PRICES Isles Parliamentarians Alistair Carmichael MP and Tavish Scott MSP pressed representatives of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to look again at the operation of the fuel market in Orkney and Shetland during a meeting in London earlier this week. During the meeting, Mr Carmichael and Mr Scott argued that figures obtained by the OFT on the price of fuel do not represent the difference in the cost of petrol and hearing oil between the mainland and the Isles accurately. The OFT have claimed that data they have gathered up to this point would not justify the use of their legal powers to intervene in the market. The OFT representatives confirmed that they plan to carry out additional investigative work into the difficulties facing communities in more remote areas. Preliminary findings on fuel are expected by the spring. Commenting, Mr Carmichael...