Drive past any petrol station in recent months and the numbers being displayed in the bright fonts outside are enough to make the eyes water.
For those who remember the oil crash prices during the pandemic, seeing diesel and petrol prices teetering at the £2 per litre precipice - and even higher on the motorways - feels like an awful dystopian vision.
According to data firm Experian, Sunday (June 26) saw the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reach a new high of 191.1p, with diesel standing at 198.9p per litre.
