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Daily Record raises cover price by 5p Daily Record raises cover price by 5p
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The Daily Record reported last week that petrol prices "are set to soar by 5p a litre this summer, hammering families" and "hard-pressed motorists."The Daily Record reported last week that petrol prices "are set to soar by 5p a litre this summer, hammering families" and "hard-pressed motorists."
It made rather less of the fact that its own Monday-to-Friday cover price has "soared" by 5p to 50p. The rise, introduced yesterday, comes almost three months after it increased the Saturday issue by 5p to 75p.It made rather less of the fact that its own Monday-to-Friday cover price has "soared" by 5p to 50p. The rise, introduced yesterday, comes almost three months after it increased the Saturday issue by 5p to 75p.
For some reason, the Record's advertising website page is still running with the former prices (Trinity Mirror, please note).For some reason, the Record's advertising website page is still running with the former prices (Trinity Mirror, please note).
The rise won't help circulation, of course, because it now costs 10p more than its main red-top rival, the Scottish edition of The Sun.The rise won't help circulation, of course, because it now costs 10p more than its main red-top rival, the Scottish edition of The Sun.
That will infuriate the Record's editor because the gap between the two titles has been narrowing. At last count, the Record sold an average of 252,626 copies a day, down almost 10% on a year ago. The Sun in Scotland was ahead, but only just, at 263,512. And that represents a fall of more than 14% in a year. That will infuriate the Record's editor because the gap between the two titles has been narrowing, albeit slightly. At last count, the Record sold an average of 228,515 in Scotland, down 9.7% on a year ago. The Sun in Scotland was ahead with 263,512, which represents a fall of more than 14% in a year.