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Cathy Owen

Care workers using an electric scooter because they can't afford to drive to clients' homes

A care sector boss says she had got an electric scooter to help staff who can't afford the fuel to drive their own cars to clients' homes.

Emma Murray's concerns were voiced the day after petrol prices in Wales broke the £2 a litre barrier amid warnings prices are going to keep increasing.

The average cost of filling a typical family car with petrol could exceed £100 for the first time on Wednesday (June 8). Data firm Experian Catalist said a litre of petrol cost an average of 180.7p on Tuesday.

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