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The average price of unleaded petrol has risen by 5p a litre in the space of a week, according to the RAC, which warned there was "no sign of any relief" for drivers.
The motoring organisation said a litre of unleaded now costs 167.17p – the biggest weekly increase since April – while diesel has also risen by 5p to 188.63p.
Fuel prices have soared since the US-Israel war with Iran began at the end of February, with the fighting severely disrupting supplies of crude oil – a key ingredient in petrol and diesel – across the Middle East.
The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, has returned to $100 a barrel, for the first time since July, as hostilities escalated again.
US forces struck five Iranian tankers after Tehran targeted one of its warships, while Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement also attacked oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
The price of Brent is some way off the $120 it hit in April, but remains well above the $70 it was trading at before the conflict started.
"Drivers are having to dig ever deeper into their pockets every time they fill up, and there’s no sign of any relief yet,"* said RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis.**
He urged motorists to drive as efficiently as possible and to ensure they find the cheapest forecourts they can.
The last time petrol was this high was in September 2022, while diesel is still a bit below the 191.54p it reached in April.
