A Welsh motorway services well-known for high fuel prices has almost hit £2 for a litre of diesel. Pont Abraham's prices have soared since January when WalesOnline visited the Esso stop at junction 49 of the M4 in Carmarthenshire.
At that time it cost 166.9p for a litre of diesel and 165.9p for unleaded petrol — compared to the then-national average of 165.43p for diesel and 158.74p for unleaded at service stations. When we visited again on Sunday, Pont Abraham was charging 199.9p for diesel and 191.9 for unleaded.
The UK is seeing a surge in fuel prices but the cost of filling up at Pont Abraham is far higher than the national average of 178.13p for diesel and 164.59p for unleaded, according to Thursday's RAC figures. Earlier this week UK fuel prices hit record highs of 169p for unleaded and 179p for diesel as Russia's invasion of Ukraine impacted the market.
