A major supermarket has today handed East Renfrewshire's cash-strapped motorists a boost by slashing the price of petrol.

Following a further fall in the wholesale cost of fuel, Asda has cut 3p per litre off the price of both unleaded and diesel.

The retailers new national fuel price cap means that drivers across the country will pay no more than 119.7ppl on unleaded and 131.7ppl on diesel.

Asda's Senior Fuel Buyer, Dave Tyrer, said: " Our new national price cap of 119.7ppl on unleaded and 131.7ppl on diesel will be welcomed by the millions of drivers across the UK.

"Further decreases in the wholesale market mean we are able to reduce our prices again, seeing our unleaded price dropped by up to 8ppl in just under two weeks."