Went past a local BP garage and the price differential between diesel and petrol was 29p per litre. Pound dollar exchange has stabilised and Brent Crude is way below 100$ per barrel so who's profiteering. MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

yes i filled up at Sainsburys 2 days ago couldnt believe it was 25p more than petrol , its not so long since i recall it was cheaper than petrol for a while . . .it was £1.85 , this week, in July i paid £1.99 in North Yorkshire

its all too silly now  2017 SEAT Ateca 4drive 2.0 xcellence (May 2022 -
2007 HSE with HST bodykit in Zermatt Silver 169,700 miles (dec 2016 - May 2022 )
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT (2012-2017)
2002 Mini Cooper S (2008-2012)
1992 Honda Legend 3.2i (2003-2008)
1990 Honda Concerto (1999-2003)
1985 Honda Accord (1997-1999)
1983 Honda Accord (1993-1997)
1983 Mini Mayfair (1988-1993)
1974 Mini 1000 (1979-1986)

Never look at petrol prices but filled up at Tesc Linwood with diesel at £176.9 per litre.
23p down from high of £199.
Long ago I used to complain when petrol went 3and6 /17.5 p a gallon for my BSA 650 SuperRocket. Jim A
Fl2 HSE 2010 auto
Disco 2Td5 auto 2002 gone
Disci 1 300Tdi auto 1996 gone

Diesel in most of Cornwall is now around £1.96 per litre which makes it £8.90 per Gallon.  2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate on order.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.

£1.96

Yup, £191 here in East Kent. thieving blighters. DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

I’m on the Kent/SE London borders and i paid £1.86 fortnight ago, £1.81 this week, which has been about the going rate. Will have to make sure I refuel if I’m planning to visit East Kent

£1.77 Sainsburys Camberley yesterday. + necktar points. 2013 FL2 XS.
Defender 90 300 TDi.
Defender 90 300 TDi CSW.
1964 MGB Roadster.
1944 Willys MB "Jeep" with bullet holes. (gone)
17 hand Irish Drought Thoroughbred (mostly lame)
Nagging Old Boiler.

Just drove back from my Mums - Mojacar Spain.
Diesel was 2.08Euro a litre, at 1.12E to the pound it works out at £1.86 a litre - I always thought it was cheaper in Europe !

Spain was OK, but many service stations in France either had no petrol or no Diesel - some had neither, and it got worse closer to Paris. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Diesel is running at about 1.98€ in Seville at present which is about £1.75/litre my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

There's been an early high demand for heating oil as folk have tried to fill their tanks at summer/autumn prices with the current economic uncertainty. Heating oil comes from the same base oil stock as diesel and so you will always see a bigger price differential between petrol and diesel in autumn/winter vs spring/summer due to that extra demand.

I can't see this accounting for the full uplift, but it's certainly part of the story. Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.

Heating oil has come down a little over the past week or so - still about 80% more than a year ago and about 400% more than 2 years ago.
https://www.boilerjuice.com/heating-oil-prices-england/

For many off grid (including me) have been told of a paltry £100 help but no further details as to how it would be paid. Unlike gas and lecky we have to pay up front for oil with suppliers insisting on 500 litre minimum deliveries ergo about £500 a hit up to 4 times a season. MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

Thats a lot of expence ! have you thought about solar panels? I have them with a i boost that heats the hot water though you need an immersion heater and cylinder. also a wood burner would help? what you would save on heating oil would help cover the cost of solar panels? 2013 FL2 XS.
Defender 90 300 TDi.
Defender 90 300 TDi CSW.
1964 MGB Roadster.
1944 Willys MB "Jeep" with bullet holes. (gone)
17 hand Irish Drought Thoroughbred (mostly lame)
Nagging Old Boiler.

Thank you Rommel - we do have a wood burner which is our primary heat source. Our son was gifted, by his grandfather, about 6 acres of woodland from which he harvests fallen and Ash die back timber so a free supply. May well explore solar panels as our cottage is south facing. That all being said I've just opened the post and have been advised of a £500 winter fuel payment eligible for those born pre 1956 in addition to the £600 off the lecky amortised over 9 months which our supplier is discounting from our monthly bill. 🙂 MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

In answer to your original question: "who is profiteering?"
Consider this;
The wholesale cost of fuel to the Oil company is 43% of the gross price.
Then there is distribution, retail, etc. and eventually 2% profit to the Oil company.
The tax charged is 45% of the gross price.
These numbers are freely available on the WWW.
So it is UK Ltd who is profiteering.
I.E......You and Me.