During a debate on fuel prices, Harriett Baldwin raises her concerns at the high prices of petrol in rural areas. Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con): I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this extremely important debate. I represent a rural area myself. Does she agree that there are so few petrol stations in rural areas that the existing rural petrol stations can charge much higher prices than petrol stations in towns? Miss McIntosh: The problem is that the sale of fuel in rural areas tends to be less per vehicle. I have learned that people tend to "tank up" for two or three weeks at a time. That has an impact, as rural petrol stations do not face the competition for customers that exists in urban areas. | Hansard