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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

Average UK price of diesel hits record of more than £1.80 a litre

A customer fills his car with diesel at a BP garage in London in March 2022
The RAC says: ‘Unfortunately, drivers with diesel vehicles need to brace themselves for yet more pain at the pumps.’ Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The average price of a litre of diesel has hit a high of just over £1.80 a litre – and could rise even further if the EU ban on Russian oil goes ahead.

The RAC reported that the price a litre in the UK has outstripped the previous record of £1.79, set in March after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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