AA Apology.

UKIP welcomes AA apology over fuel price rumours

Posted on February 19

UKIP Transport Spokesman Jill Seymour has welcomed the public apology from the president of the AA after he back-tracked on claims that a British exit from the EU would lead to a hike in fuel prices. The motoring group waded into the Europe debate today by claiming costs at the pumps could rise by 18.7p a litre 'within days' of a Brexit vote.

But AA president Edmund King later took to Twitter to apologise for the comments, admitting they had been ‘misinterpreted’ and were taken from on a report by banking group Goldman Sachs – known supporters of the ‘In’ campaign.

Mrs Seymour said: “I’m delighted that the AA has now apologised for this embarrassing piece of scaremongering, and clarified its stance on the matter.

“Goldman Sachs have a very vested interest in the EU referendum debate, so stating their claims as hard facts was a very unwise move.