THE massive profits recorded by BP and Shell will leave a bad taste in the mouth of every motorist in the UK.

It is really hard to work out why we are paying so much for our fuel when the two giants of the oil trade rack up more than £7 billion between them in three months.

We realise a high proportion of costs from petrol and diesel arise from tax.

But a high profit is also being made, none of which is being passed back to the consumer.

Motorists are now struggling to fill up their car just to get to work.

Now it feels as though the money you hand over at the till is just lining the pockets of oil fat cats.

Someone is laughing all the way to the bank and it isn't the ordinary hard-working individual, who faces ridiculous increases in fuel as well as rises in the general cost of living.

In the UK, average prices have now reached 109.8p a litre for unleaded petrol, equivalent to £4.99 a gallon.

In the USA, where fuel taxes are lower, the average price is now $3.60 (£1.80) for an American gallon (3.79 litres).

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to work out how we could achieve cheaper prices in the UK.

Motorists have had their fill, Mr Brown. Step in and sort it out now.