The average cost of a full tank of petrol for a typical 55-litre family car has exceeded £100 for the first time, according to figures from data firm Experian Catalist. The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a record 182.3p on Wednesday, according to the firm.
That was an increase of 1.6p compared with the previous day. This means the average cost of filling a typical 55-litre family car is £100.27.
The average price of a litre of diesel on Wednesday was a record 188.1p.
RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to do more to tackle rising fuel costs after the largest daily jump in petrol prices for 17 years. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “In a rising market they (retailers) pass on costs very quickly, and we saw that yesterday and we’ll see it again today – the price will jump, we will probably almost certainly hit £100 of petrol fill-up.”
He continued: “We (motoring organisations) all want to see something happen with fuel, we don’t want it to be this high.
“People have a need to drive in this country and what we need really is the Chancellor to take action and either further reduce duty or cut VAT because VAT at the moment equates to 30 pence a litre.
“The higher the price goes at wholesale level, the higher the VAT take from the Treasury.”
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