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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ashlie Blakey

Average family car now costs £100 to fill up as petrol prices surge to record high

The cost of filling up an average family car with petrol has exceeded £100 for the first time.

The average price of a litre of petrol at forecourts reached a record 182.3p on Wednesday, according to data firm Experian Catalist. That was an increase of 1.6p compared with Tuesday.

This takes the average cost of filling a typical 55-litre family car to £100.27 amid the growing cost-of-living crisis. The average price of a litre of diesel on Wednesday was a record 188.1p.

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