UK drivers urged to refill earlier than Sunday amid RAC warning | UK | News | EUROtoday

Following additional rises within the worth of gas, RAC head of coverage Simon Williams mentioned: “Given what number of depend on their automobiles, households are actually feeling the results of the battle within the Middle East.

“The average price of unleaded has now risen more than 14p a litre to 147.19p since the end of February, adding £8 to the cost of filling up a family car which currently stands at £81. Petrol was last this high in early June 2024.”

For these driving diesel autos, a grim prediction has been made for the start of subsequent week – which means it might be finest to refill earlier than Monday.

Mr Williams continued: “For drivers of diesel vehicles, the situation is far worse, with a litre up 29p to 171.17p, its highest price for more than three years (mid-January 2023). This means a tank now costs £94, £16 more than it did at the start of the conflict.

“As a barrel of oil has been buying and selling properly over $100 for the final three days and appears set to stay at that degree, drivers are in for a tough experience on the pumps within the run-up to the Easter break with no finish to cost will increase in sight.

“With the price of petrol likely to go above 150p a litre in the next week and diesel heading to 180p, it’s looking like it will be the most expensive Easter on the roads since the early days of the war in Ukraine in 2022.”

It comes as Allan Leighton, government chairman of main UK grocery store chain Asda, mentioned that there had been bumper demand from drivers in latest weeks – as he additionally took a swipe at Rachel Reeves.

He mentioned: “Our fuel volumes are up quite significantly and clearly demand has been outstripping supply. Supply is tight and we are all trying hard on that. The issue is a temporary one, and some could see issues when we are waiting for delivery, and we can expect to see that continue.

“The spikiness in the mean time makes this difficult for us, as spikes can result in non permanent shortages. These are non permanent and are addressed in a short time.”