An early Christmas gift for motorists.

Fuel prices are down this week across the board.

The maximum price for regular self serve is down 4.8 cents a litre to 159.3.

Diesel also decreased 6.3 cents to a maximum 201.0.

Furnace oil is down 7.0 cents a litre to a maximum 172.7.

The Energy and Utilities Board made its weekly price adjustments overnight.

In Nova Scotia, regular self-serve ranges from 153.9 to 158.1 per litre while diesel is selling for between 189.5 and 193.8 per litre.

On Prince Edward Island, the price for regular self-serve is around 158.0 per litre, diesel costs around 197.1 per litre, and home heating oil is selling for around  140.7per litre.