RAC Warns Of Higher Petrol And Diesel Prices In The Next Few Days

20th May 2022

Records broken again as prices petrol and diesel prices skyrocket.

The average pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK have both hit record highs for the second time in the space of a week.

Unleaded petrol now costs an average of 168.24p per litre, while diesel stands at 181p per litre, according to the latest RAC Fuel Watch data.

It now costs £92.53 to fill an average 55-litre family car with petrol, or £99.55 to do so with diesel. The average is even higher at motorway service stations, where petrol is an average of 186.68p and diesel is 197.3p per litre.

The speculation is that prices will go even higher.

See - https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/fuel-watch/