Drivers have seen the average petrol prices in the UK dip below £1.50 per litre for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. The invasion put pressure on oil and gas prices which saw sky-high fuel prices over the summer.
RAC data shows UK petrol and diesel prices became the highest in June 2022, with prices around 191p per litre for petrol and 199p per litre for diesel. By July last year, the cost of filling an average-sized car had hit £105.29, while it was £109.47 for diesel.
In Cardiff, fuel prices at Sainsbury's on Colchester Avenue stood at 176.9p per litre for unleaded, and 185.9p per litre for diesel on August 8, 2022. Just over six months later on February 24, 2023, those prices stand at 138.9p per litre of unleaded, and 163.9p per litre for diesel.
