A warning has been issued to all drivers in the UK about the rising price of petrol. Average UK petrol prices have now surpassed 148p for the first time, according to new figures.
The AA said that petrol jumped to 148.02p per litre on Sunday, rising above the previous record high of 147.72p from November 21 last year.
Meanwhile, the cost of diesel has also increased to a new record high of 151.57p per litre, which it struck last week. READ MORE: Warning over unused 1st and 2nd stamps that will become 'unusable' next year On Thursday, it passed the previous record set on November 20 of 151.10p a litre.
Luke Bosdet, the AA’s fuel price spokesman, said: “The cost of living crisis has been ratcheted up yet another notch, tightening the vice on family spending when it faces other pressures from impending domestic energy cost and tax increases.” Prices have soared on the back of wholesale fuel prices, which have jumped amid a resurgence in demand following the reopening of global economies, but have also been spurred in recent days by concerns that Russian tensions could have an impact on supply.
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