The Latest Breaking News from Petrol

The price of petrol at UK forecourts hit 180.73p a litre today, according to the RAC, as the cost of filling up a 55-litre family car neared £100 for the first time

The RAC has issued a warning that fuel prices could hike to £2 per-litre in a few months time, with the cost of filling up a family car reaching the £100 mark. These are the current cheapest options within Edinburgh and the Lothians

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The RAC has called for government intervention

NEW DELHI: Lending support to the Union government's pitch for states to reduce sales tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said a cut in VAT on fuel will help soften inflationary pressures as well as expectations.

Asda have said there position is to be the cheapest petrol retailer on average across the UK, in the face of rising prices

The central government had on May 21 cut excise duty on petrol by a record ₹8 per litre and that on diesel by ₹6 to give relief to consumers battered by high fuel prices

Average price at 180.73p, with cost of filling family car threatening to exceed £100 for first time