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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
World
Neil Lancefield & Louisa Gregson

Fuel prices reach new highs as they jump by more than 1p per litre

The average price of diesel has hit a whopping new high of 192.5p per litre. And now could be heading towards an astounding £2 a litre.

The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Tuesday was 186.6p, according to data firm Experian - but has increased again. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “New records in the average price of petrol have been set every day for the last month with a litre rising 21p, which has added more than £11 to a tank.

“RAC analysis of the cost of wholesale diesel shows it appears to be heading inexorably towards a previously unthinkable average of £2 a litre.

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