Petrol and diesel prices hit £2 a liter in Sussex, prompting the RAC to declare a ‘national fuel crisis’.
The cost of filling an average family car with petrol has reached £100 for the first time in the UK.
Motoring group RAC called it a “really gloomy day” as the cost of filling a 55-litre tank reached £100.27 for petrol and £103.43 for diesel.
Photographs taken at Pease Pottage in Sussex show petrol priced at 202.9p and diesel at 204.9p.
Photographs taken at Pease Pottage in Sussex show petrol priced at 202.9p and diesel at 204.9p
Figures from data firm Experian show the average price of a liter of petrol on UK forecourts hit a record 182.3p on Wednesday.
This represents an increase of 1.6p from Tuesday, bringing the average cost of filling a 55-litre family car to £100.27.
The average price of a liter of diesel on Wednesday was 188.1p.
RAC’s Simon Williams said the average petrol price rising above the “utterly depressing” threshold of £100 per tank was bad news for drivers.
“There will almost certainly be upward inflationary pressure, which is bad news for everyone,” he said.
“As fuel prices set new records daily, households across the country might never have expected to see the cost of filling an average-sized family car hit triple digits.”
Mr Williams said many people are hoping for further financial support from the Government as the 5p per liter fuel tax cut ‘seems paltry’ as wholesale petrol prices have risen by five times that amount since its introduction.
“A further reduction in customs duties or a temporary reduction in VAT would go a long way to helping drivers, especially those on low incomes who have no choice but to drive,” he added.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wanted the 5p per liter fuel tax cut introduced in March to have ‘an impact on pumps’, adding the government was watching ‘very closely’ retailers.
The AA has called for a further 10p per liter cut in fuel duty and the introduction of a ‘fuel price stabilizer’ which would see the rate fall when prices rise and rise when prices fall.
Company chairman Edmund King said, “Enough is enough. The government must act urgently to reduce the record fuel prices that are crippling the lives of low-income people, rural areas and businesses.
“A fuel price stabilizer is a fair way for the Treasury to help regulate the price at the pump, but at the same time it must bring more transparency on the price of fuel to stop the daily scams at the pump.
“The £100 tank is not sustainable with the general cost of living crisis, so the underlying issues need to be addressed urgently.”
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Source: www.theargus.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-06-09 15:58:51
