Drivers face paying £2 a litre for fuel at the pumps, the RAC has warned.
The latest figures released by the motoring body has revealed that the price for a litre of unleaded petrol has soared to an average UK price of 178.5. Diesel costs have also spiked to a high of 185.2.
RAC chiefs have estimated the cost filling up a 55-litre family car will now reach around £100 for the first time in history.