UK average diesel pump price hits £2 per litre for first time
RAC figures show the average pump price reached 200.01p, leaving a typical family car fill-up at £110 and adding pressure on households and businesses.
- Diesel prices have surged above £2 per litre in the UK for the first time, with the RAC reporting a record 200.01p per litre as supply constraints from the Middle East continue disrupting global fuel markets.
- The Iran war closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil transport route, and severely disrupted crude production and transportation over seven months, causing Brent prices to surge from around $73 a barrel to about $120 in April.
- Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries have reduced global refined product output, leaving diesel supply constrained; Belgium and the Netherlands jointly provide more than a third of UK imports to compensate.
- The RAC's Simon Williams said price rises are "showing no signs of slowing, heaping more misery onto motorists," with filling an average diesel car now costing £110, nearly £32 more than when the conflict began.
- Analysis of the Government Fuel Finder service shows forecourts along motorways charging far more than £2, though the UK average remains lower; supply pressures are expected to persist as tensions resurface.
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The average price of diesel in the UK has hit a record 199 pence per litre, the British motoring body RAC has reported. This is the highest level recorded in the country, and at some petrol stations the fuel is now being sold for more than 2 pounds per litre. The new high surpasses the previous record of 199.09 pence per litre, recorded on June 25, 2022. At that time, prices jumped after the start of the war in Ukraine. Compared to the beginning…
'Crippling’ £2-a-litre diesel adds £350,000 to North East firm's fuel bill in a year
Peter Scott, a director of family-run Teesside firm Scott Bros, has called diesel hitting £2 a litre for the first time “crippling”, estimating that its increase has added £350,000 to the firm's fuel bill.
Average UK diesel price reaches £2 (nearly $2.7) per liter on Wednesday amid rising pressure on global energy markets
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